Black rhinos boast two horns, the foremost more prominent than ... while males use them to battle attackers. The prominent horn for which rhinos are so well known has also been their downfall.

In the 1970s and '80s, poaching had devastated the two species. Then China banned rhino horn from traditional medicine, and Yemen forbade its use for ceremonial dagger handles. All signs seemed to ...

“Tragically, the search revealed a dead white rhino, missing both horns, with five bullet wounds - three to the head and two ...