article_snippet.sent: From bear testicles and tiger paws to crocodile jaws and snake heads, these are just some of the bizarre animal parts being sold in China's so-called medicine markets.
article_snippet.sent: China's appetite for endangered wildlife and the 2,000-year practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine is the main catalyst behind the world's third-largest illicit trade .
article_snippet.sent: The main reason for this is 2,000-year-old Traditional Chinese Medicine that lists curative qualities in thousands of rare and exotic animals, such as the Sumatran Tiger.
article_snippet.sent: Vietnamese authorities recently seized a record haul of smuggled wildlife including two tons of tiger bones, bear paws and gall bladders.
article_snippet.sent: The destination was China where Tiger bones can fetch up to $70,000 (£50,000).
article_snippet.sent: A tiger farmer attempts to sell a Bengal tiger paw for $3,000 (£2,000) in the Qingping area of Guangzhou.
article_snippet.sent: A seller weighs a tiger claw for a customer.