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Chilvers, B., 1990. Rhino's last stand in Africa. REF Journal 3: 12-19, figs. 1-3

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Location: World
Subject: Morphology - Horn
Species: All Rhino Species


Original text on this topic:
Rhino horn is really just a dense mass of compacted hair - not unlike the keratin of a buffalo hoof - that polishes up nicely. (lnterestingly, the age or sex of rhino cannot be estimated by horn size.)

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