Trafficking of jaguar canines to China, where they are used in jewellery and as an aphrodisiac, has turned into a lucrative enterprise in Bolivia. Photo: AFP
Bolivian jaguars endangered by Chinese demand for their fangs and other body parts
Traffickers also sell the skin, and even the testicles, which along with the ground-down teeth, are prized by some Chinese as an aphrodisiac
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Trafficking of jaguar canines to China, where they are used in jewellery and as an aphrodisiac, has turned into a lucrative enterprise in Bolivia. Photo: AFP