Horns are one of the most visible and impressive adaptations developed by some mammals in the animal kingdom. Lots of animals grow horns, including cows, goats, buffalo, antelope, rhinos, and deer.

From towering mountain ranges to wide-open savannas, the animal kingdom is home to some of the most extraordinary horned ...

Rhino poaching surges across Africa amid virus pandemic 02:27. South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts ...

What Is a Cutaneous Horn? A cutaneous horn is a funnel-shaped growth that grows from a red base on the skin and is made of compacted keratin, the same protein in nails. It's shaped like an animal ...

Interpol and the World Customs Organization say they seized 53 primates, four big cats and more than 1,300 birds in their sweeping annual crackdown on wildlife and timber trafficking.

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.

Interpol and the World Customs Organization say they seized 53 primates, four big cats and more than 1,300 birds in their sweeping annual crackdown on wildlife and timber trafficking.

The experts closely examined objects made from animal horns and bones, as well as fossils that had been kept as medicinal ingredients from centuries ago, and identified their species.

Interpol and the World Customs Organization said Tuesday they seized 53 primates, four big cats and more than 1,300 birds, as well as some 300 kilograms of ivory, thousands of turtle eggs, and ...