The resilience of rhi**s: Photos capture the world's real-life unicorns
 

The resilience of rhi**s: Photos capture the world's real-life unicorns
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Most of us have seen the internet meme that says "rhi**s are just fat unicorns." It's actually a fitting description for an animal whose horn some cultures believe has magical properties. It's because of this, however, that rhi**s may too become the stuff of legend.

In the 1800s, there were hundreds of thousands of rhi**ceroses in Africa alone. Today, there are less than 30,000 worldwide, with two species classified as "critically endangered." According to a recent special investigation by National Geographic*in South Africa, where 70% of the total rhi** population resides, the death rate from poaching has increased exponentially in the last few years. In 2007, the country reported 13 rhi**s killed; in 2015, it was 1,175. Read more...

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