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Rhinoceros have horns made of ___.

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Calcium
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Ivory
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Keratin
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Phosphorus
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Solution

The correct option is C Keratin
The horns are made of keratin, the same type of protein that makes up hair and fingernails. The rhinoceros is a large mammal native to Africa and Asia. There are five species of rhino found in the world with 3 out of the 5 species of rhinos are now considered to be critically endangered. The rhino is thought to be the second biggest land mammal in the world after the African elephant.

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