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Rhinoceros hair is made of the same material as human hair is, keratin. Keratin also makes up the rhino's horn.
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What is the horn of rhinoceros made of?
A rhinoceros' horn is made of hair
What is the horn of rhinoceros made up of?
A rhinoceros' horn is made of hair
Are there rhinoceros horns made of ivory?
No a rhinoceros horn is made up of keratin which is what make hair and fingernails
What is Rhinoceros' tusks made of?
packed keratin -- hair.
What body part is the horn of a rhinoceros made of?
Its like your fingernails and hair...Its made of Keratin
What macromolecules is the horn of a rhinoceros made of?
It was common belief that rhinoceros horns were made of compressed hair, but that has been dispelled. Rhino horn is mostly keratin, and the core of it is made from dense mineral deposits of calcium and melanin.
Is a rhino's horn thickly matted hair?
Yes, a rhinoceros horn is made of the same substance that fingernails and hair is made of, known as Keratin. As an interesting addition, the rhinoceros's horn grows about 1-3 inches per year and the longest recorded rhinoceros horn was five feet in length. For more information about rhinoceroses, check out the related links or your local library for books on the rhinoceros.
What are rhinoceros made out of?
I think you mean the horn of rhinoceros. It is made outkeratin, calcium, and melanin. You can compare it with the materials where hair and nails are made off. If you look closely to the horn you can see it is actually hair sticked together. There is no bone in it or marrow. http://news.mongabay.com/2006/1106-ohio.html
What is a rhinoceros horn made of?
Its horn is made up of a material called Keratin, our nails are also made up of this substance only.
What is a rhinocoeros horn made out of?
The horns of a rhinoceros are made of keratin, the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails.
What is a rhinoceros' tusk made of?
Rhinos do not have tusks, but their horns are made from compacted hair and keratin (the same material as fingernails).
What is the outer covering of rhinoceros?
hair sort
