African Rhinos

There are two types of African Rhinos, the black rhino and the white rhino. Both of these animals are illegally poached for the horn on their nose. This horn when ground up is prized for its healing ability in Chinese medicine and is most prized as a dagger handle in the Middle-East. The population of these animals have dwindles to 6% of what they were about 100 years ago. The only part of the rhino that the poachers take is the horn, they just cut it off, wrap it up, and leave the body just lying out there. The horn is sold on the black market and usually fetches a very high price. But if you get caught with a rhino horn in Africa, then you are in big, big trouble.