specios:Taxidermy of a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) from the Dublin Natural History Museum. T
specios:Taxidermy of a black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) from the Dublin Natural History Museum. There was a notice next to the specimen apologising for the appearance of the rhinoceros due to the lack of horns; there is a growing market for them to be used for traditional medicines despite the benefits being scientifically disproved time and time again. The horns are often poached from the critically endangered wild rhinoceros but recently there has been an increase in zoo populations as well as museum specimens having their horns stolen from them. This taxidermy was a reminder that their horns, made from the same proteins found in our own hair and fingernails, are highly sought after at any cost. -- source link