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Originally Posted by Sajen
What I've heard is that Chinese people visit antique shops and look for rhino horn!  |
I'm not surprised about that at all. Rhino horn sold in powder form is much sought after by Chinese who can afford to pay for it.
Don't quote me on this, but I believe it is thought to be beneficial for older men to increase sexual potency. In S.Africa conservationists have started to put small but detectable radioactive materials into the horns of living Rhinos to discourage poachers.