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Rhinoceros horns removed by poachers in South Africa

11:06 - 6/04/2016 Wednesday
Update: 11:22 - 6/04/2016 Wednesday
Yeni Şafak

Video shows how the horns of rhinoceri are being cut off with chainsaws in a safari park in South Africa. Sold for more than 65,000 dollars, rhino horn is now worth more than its weight in gold in parts of Asia, where it is peddled as a remedy for a number of ailments from hangovers to cancer. The high price of the horn is largely due to the illegal way in which it is obtained and the fact that the rhinoceros is a highly endangered species. The rhino horn market is estimated at around 2 billion dollars.

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#horn
#cancer
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