{"id":83348,"date":"2015-03-11T11:22:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/83348\/is-this-rhino-horn-real\/"},"modified":"2015-03-11T13:33:49","modified_gmt":"2015-03-11T11:33:49","slug":"is-this-rhino-horn-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/03\/11\/is-this-rhino-horn-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this rhino horn real?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The GCN received an interesting call from Danie Olkers, who believes he has found a rhino horn hidden in Elsburg.<\/p>\n

Olkers explained that he was in Van Riebeeck Street, when he noticed something sticking out of the ground under a public dustbin.<\/p>

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He went over to investigate and, with a little digging, uncovered what he believes is a rhino horn.<\/p>\n

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Is this a real rhino horn?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cShortly after I made the discovery, I noticed an Elsburg SAPS patrol vehicle, so I stopped it and asked the officers to have a look at the horn,\u201d Olkers explained.<\/p>

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\u201cThey gave the horn a quick look and said it was a mould, and not the real thing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Olkers was not convinced and asked a friend to come and look at the object.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a hunter and after cutting into the horn said he believed it is a real rhino horn,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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The inside of the horn exposed.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Olkers explained that he just wants to know if it is real or a fake, and added that if it is real he is willing to hand it over to the authorities.<\/p>\n

Do you know how to tell if a rhino horn is real or fake?<\/p>\n

Or do you know who Olkers could contact to have the horn examined?<\/p>\n

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