Institutions holding rhino horns would be advised to double check their security.
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I find this very upsetting, I spent many a contented childhood afternoon in the company of that rhino and other exhibits in that extraordinary museum while the others were shopping. I hope they get him, and we get his name.
Rhino-horn theft seems to be all the rage all over Europe. Recently a number of French, German, Italian and Belgian museums where robbed, and others have removed the horns from their displays as a precaution.
Apparently it has to do with Chinese "medicine" practices that have driven up the price of Rhino horns...
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