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20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Portrait of a White Rhino with a Pigeon

The spectacular horns of rhinos, which they use as weapons and instruments for dueling, are the very reason for their troubles. Considered by some to be medicine, they are actually made of keratin, the same substance that forms fingernails and hooves.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 09.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Namibia
Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Copyright: © Marcin Lyszkiewicz