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Why are rhinos going extinct?
Rhinoceros are killed by humans for their horns, which are bought and sold on the black market, and which are used by some cultures for ornamental or traditional medicinal purposes. East Asia, specifically Vietnam, is the largest market for rhino horns. By weight, rhino horns cost as much as gold on the black market. People grind up the horns and consume them, believing the dust has therapeutic properties. The horns are made of keratin, the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails. Both African species and the Sumatran rhinoceros have two horns, while the Indian and Javan rhinoceros have a single horn. The IUCN Red List identifies the Black, Javan, and Sumatran rhinoceros as critically endangered.
As you can see from the photos above, the poachers cut off the upper portion (where the horns are) of the rhinos, leaving the poor animal to breed to death. All these killings are due to human's greed and demand. In Vietnam, rhino horns are been viewed as a symbol of high status. As a matter of fact, owning a rhino horn just make you a murderer, nothing more.
Rhino horns do not have any medicine benefits as well. The belief was built up over time by greedy business men to earn more money. People who are not aware of the horn's actual content (which consist of keratin, the same as our nails) pushed up the demands.
More than 2 rhinos are killed every day in Africa, pushing the rhinos to the brink of extinction.
The last northern white rhino - Sudan, waiting to go extinct.
犀牛被人类杀死，因为它们的角在黑市上买卖，并被某些文化用于装饰性或传统医药用途。东亚，特别是越南，是犀牛角最大的市场。按重量计，犀牛角在黑市上的成本与黄金相当。人们磨砺角落并消耗它们，相信尘土具有治疗性质。角是由角蛋白，相同类型的蛋白质，组成头发和指甲。非洲物种和苏门答腊犀牛都有两个角，而印度和爪哇犀牛则有一个角。世界自然保护联盟的红色名录将黑，爪哇和苏门答腊犀牛确定为严重濒危。
从上面的照片你可以看到，偷猎者切断了犀牛的上部（角），使可怜的动物繁殖到死亡。所有这些杀戮都是由于人类的贪婪和需求所致。在越南，犀牛角被视为高地位的象征。事实上，拥有一只犀牛角只会让你成为一个凶手，仅此而已。 犀牛角也没有任何药物好处。贪婪的商人随着时间的推移建立起了信仰，以赚取更多的钱。没有意识到角的实际内容（包括角蛋白，像我们的指甲一样）的人推高了要求。 非洲每天有2头以上的犀牛死亡，将犀牛推向灭绝的边缘。