Yes, her horn points downwards towards the ground (not obvious from this angle but clearly visible on any normal view). I have seen the same thing in other white rhinos. We actually had to saw off about half of it because it was hitting the ground and interfering with her eating.
Having just re-read your comment, AD, I found myself wondering what Reid Park did with the removed horn. Sadly, there are sufficient greedy ****** in the world for casual treatment of compacted keratin to be risky.
Having just re-read your comment, AD, I found myself wondering what Reid Park did with the removed horn. Sadly, there are sufficient greedy ****** in the world for casual treatment of compacted keratin to be risky.
There is about a six inch long section that we let people touch whenever they go out to this rhino closeup experience. Not sure what happened to the rest of it.
In the UK we've had a spate of horn thefts from museums with rhinos on display. Some have decided to follow the path of prudence and remove the real horns with replicas.
In the UK we've had a spate of horn thefts from museums with rhinos on display. Some have decided to follow the path of prudence and remove the real horns with replicas.
