Rhinos don't naturally lose their horns, but sometimes they knock them off by accident. This can happen if the rhino takes on something much harder than a natural target - like the inside of a transport crate.
The horn will come off at the base, and leave a large, oozing wound. It's probably quite painful, but not life threatening. The horn will grow back, but it'll take years before it's back to a normal size.
Some species(Javan/Indian) has a lot smaller horns than the African species.
The most common reason for a rhino to lose its horns is that humans either cut them off (which is hard to do) or they kill then for their horns.
it is valuable so poachers will kill the rhino just for the horn
Asia and Africa are the continents with the highest demand for rhino horn.
$60,000 per kilogram of rhino horn which calculates to $1,610 per ounce.
A rhinoceros.
with a horn
$60,000 per kilogram of rhino horn which calculates to $1,610 per ounce.
Rhino horn is made of keratin, the same as our hair and fingernails.
THE RHINO BEETLE
Rhino.
The main part of a rhino is it's horn
a Rhinocerosor simply, Rhino.
To keep it self safe with out a horn there's nothing to help them