Rhino Head under Black Light

Common Name: Black Rhinoceros
Scientific Name: Diceros bicornis
Protected Status: U.S. ESA - Endangered; CITES - App. I
Laboratory Section: Criminalistics
What’s the Story? Dusting rhino horn for friction ridge detail.

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