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The horn is made of closely-packed tubular fibres of keratin.
Tsavo Rhino Sanctuary - established in 1985/86, the Tsavo Rhino Sanctuary was the first special reserve to start operating inside an existing national park. Originally 4 km? the sanctuary is in the progress of expanding. Six rhino are already safely within the boundary fence and it is hoped that numbers will increase to 30.
The powdered horn is said to be a cure for snake-bites, typhoid, headache, carbuncles, boils, fever, vomiting, devil possession, hallucinations, and lack of sexual drive.
In North Yemen it is the custom for men to wear daggers with rhino-horn handles. Prices for these daggers range from $500 to $12,000 and the demand is increasing. From 1969 to 1977 a total of 22.5 tons of rhino horn were legally imported into North Yemen.
