Once upon a time, men took small boats into the heart of Africa. They walked miles carrying a big rifle in order to shoot rhino or an elephant. The meat went to the guides and helpers and the head went home to be mounted on a wall in a large house (it had to be a large house) as a trophy of bravery.
Now, the herds are being depleted and men fly in or take a Land Rover and shoot a rhino or elephant and cut off the horn or tusks and leave the meat on the ground. These men take the horn or ivory and sell it to other men who believe (falsely) that there is medicine or magic in what has been stolen.
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