South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. The country is ...

Animals have horns for a variety of reasons. From being used for defense against other animals, to fighting off other males of the same species during mating season, designating hierarchy within the ...

Among the many standout features found in the animal world, horns rank as some of the most multifunctional and fascinating. A ...

MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — A South African university launched an anti-poaching campaign Thursday to inject the horns of rhinos with radioactive isotopes that it says are harmless for the animals ...

NEW YORK — South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. The ...

A South African entrepreneur built the world’s largest rhino farm. Here’s how everything fell apart—and what that means for the future of these at-risk animals. These white rhinos, seen in 2016 at a ...

This essay attempts to analyze the importance of animal horn in African art and ritual. The author surveys the continent for examples of masks, headdresses and figures which incorporate horns, either ...