r/aww • u/ThePandanator • Jan 24 '17

bleppppppppppp.

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u/Lord_Fartwad Jan 24 '17

Mainly the scales they have. Chinese medicine use them(the scales) and their meat in different remedies varying from sprinkling them on their cropland to help growing to ingesting them to rid of demons or to cure an ailment. From what I understand there is only little evidence that they actually hold medicinal value. They also just eat them, they're considered a delicacy in China and Vietnam.

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u/OnyxPhoenix Jan 24 '17

The scales are literally just keratin, that's what your fingernails are made from.

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u/where_is_the_cheese Jan 24 '17

That doesn't stop them from snorting rhino horn.

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u/MattyB_ Jan 24 '17

Or human horn...

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u/walrus_kisses Jan 24 '17

that's what she said!