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What are rhino horns used for?

Anonymous

∙ 13y ago

Updated: 11/16/2022

The rhinos horns are used by the rhino for defence .It is often removed by poachers to be sold as aphrodisiac in traditional medicines.It is used by superstitious people as a charm to ward off evil.

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∙ 14y ago

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How did Delaware make their weapons?

they used horns of the rhino once the rhino had died

Why poach rhinos?

They poach them for their horns. The horns are used for supposed medical use or sold for money.

Who will win if an elephant and a rhino starts fighting?

A rhino will win because a rhino has horns.

How do black rhino protect?

With their horns.

How many horns does a black rhino have?

An Indian Rhino has only one tusk and the African Rhino has two tusks.

What dinosaur charged at its enemy like a rhino?

Ceratopsians had horns which could be used for defense. If they had to fight, they would have done so head-on, like a rhino.

How much horns does a rhino have?

they normally have 2.

Do rinos shed their horns?

Since a rhino's horn is made out of hair, a rhino does shed its horn. Some horns are even kept as souveniers for some people.

Do any reptiles have horns?

Not horns as such (like you would find on a rhino). but - there are 'horns' on some lizards, such as some chameleons.

How many nose horns does an African rhino have?

two

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Probably a narwhal or a rhino

What wild animal with horns starts with R?

a rhino