By Herp News For as long as humans and animals have co-existed, people have utilized them as resources. Animals, and their parts, have been used for a variety of purposes, ranging from basic food to more esoteric practices such as in magical ceremonies or religion. A new study has found that the undocumented use of […]
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Oct 06
Oct 06
Photos: Czech Republic publicly burns confiscated rhino horns
By Herp News Late last month, armed guards escorted officials marching 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of rhino horns to a pyre for burning. The event, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic, was the first public burning of rhino horns in Europe. The Czech Republic burned the horns, which came from a government […]
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Early man worshipped pythons
Really like pythons? You’re not alone. Pythons were at the center of mankind’s earliest rituals. From Science Daily: The python is one of the San’s most important animals. According to their creation myth, mankind descended from the python and the ancient, arid streambeds around the hills are said to have been created by the python […]
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