The perfect stocking stuffer - rhino poop
YULEE, Fla. (AP) - December 12, 2007
The International Rhino Foundation is auctioning on eBay four
pieces of dung from the endangered species and will use the
proceeds to fund conservation efforts.
The pieces come from four of the five types of rhino: white,
black, Indian and Sumatran. The Javan rhino is so rare, a sample
could not be collected.
Each piece is dried, mounted in a clear trophy case and marked
with the type of rhino that produced it.
The auction ends Sunday. As of Thursday afternoon bidding had
been light, with the top bid for Sumatran rhino poop standing at
$500. Black rhino poop was standing at $255, Indian was at $250 and
white was at $122.50.
The foundation, which is based at the White Oak Conservation
Center, says only about 17,500 rhinos remain in the wild with
another 1,200 living in captivity.
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On the Net:
The International Rhino Fund: http://www.rhinos-irf.org
