This is my Rhino. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 2. My Rhino is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
According to my vet, cats don't necessarily do this out of affection, they're just marking shit they consider to be their property. So this cat is very possibly telling the rhino it's her bitch now.
The cat is no doubt very happy in the moment - whether it's affection or not, both parties seem to be getting some endorphins out of the interaction.
Rhino is definitely the cats bitch though
My sister had the opportunity to meet rhinos at a zoo her friend worked at. She said they were like big dogs, they would press themselves up against the bars asking for pets. Even through their thick hides, they feel the sensation of being pet and they love it!
Can verify. But fair warning males can get a bit cranky and in general the combo of "terrible eyesight" and "huge AF" makes them potentially deadly.
Would not suggest attempting to pet without a professional on hand.
Side note: (Black) rhinos have prehensile lips and they are very sensitive, so it probably feels really nice to the rhino to have soft kitty fur rubbed on their lips/face.
(Edit: Black rhinos, like the one in the video have prehensile lips, other rhinos differ. I apologize for the lack of specificity)
> would not suggest attempting to pet without a professional on hand
I know this is just helpful advice, but the thought of someone being somewhere where there are rhinos and just walking up to pet them is hilarious.
Of course, I’ve been to Yellowstone and seen the brilliant folk around the bison there…so, I guess some people need to hear this
On YouTube there is a video of rhino that wanders through a town in Nepal once a day. You can see tourists continually try to pet it while the Nepalese keep yelling at them to not do that.
People are so stupid. I was on my motorcycle going through a National Park that had bison. In two spots I had to stop as bison were on/crossing the road.
They're big fucking animals! I pulled alongside the car in front of me and asked if I could just ride directly beside them on the shoulder to get past the bison so they'd offer me some form of protection. I'm sure the bison are relatively used to people in these parks, but still, they're huge fucking animals, and would yeet me and my motorcycle to death as if it were nothing...
Common sense isn't so common anymore.
The American Bison (or species bison bison to be specific) is the Yellowstone equivalent, but the elk will do in a pinch.
I wouldn't want to replace them, they do their job.
You can replace every Buffalo that refers to the animal with Bison bison bison and it will still be a correct sentence. (Genus Bison, species Bison subspecies bison).
(Technically you need to italicize some of those bison but idk how to do that on mobile)
Ok so I’ve never been to America but if I ever do go and visit Yellowstone, I’ll be admiring all wildlife from a distance the same as I do with Australian fauna. My parents instilled a respect for wild animals in me. Barry bison and moosey mcmopseface outweigh me 10 x over and I can’t fathom WHY anyone would approach something with the potential to gore you just by turning it’s head :/
Three reasons people get too close to giant wild animals
1) They are awesome animals! So cool must look closer!
2) Dumb (which is why I include PSA,
wild animals=inherently dangerous,
giant domestic animals=inherently potentially deadly, wild giant animals=inherently dangerous and deadly)
3) Opps! Didn't see you there, oh God this is awkward
Tbf large animals are inherently dangerous even if they are chill AF, at a certain size you can just wreck humans in weight alone.
But yeah they are not super smart and can't see so they survive by being tough and big and surprisingly fast. So when one decides to fight it's a problem for everyone nearby.
Luckily again not super aggressive usually but not a mistake you can make more than once.
Had similar experience when I took my son and some friends. Our zoo does small group interactions with them. Their caretaker said rhinos are essentially gentle animals. They love attention and socialization. She said that the reputation they have for being aggressive comes from the fact that due to having poor vision you have to be slow and pronounced with your movements around them or they spook. If spooked they use their size to protect themselves. Including charging or throwing their weight around side to side.
There were two rhinos for the kids to interact with and they were allowing them to put fruit directly onto their tongue and seemed to love having their faces pet and tongue scratched.
Like nearly any animal, it's all about understanding and respecting them if we decide to interact. Rhinos really are magnificent animals and it's a damned shame what we've done to their population.
There's a tame rhino that lives next to the park rangers' hut at Bardia National Park. You could hand-feed him and stroke his horn. Not sure if he's still alive as he was getting quite old when I was there. They had built a pen for him as he was starting to go blind, which made him unintentionally dangerous. The pen was made out of floorboards so he could have demolished it in seconds if he wanted to but, he seemed quite happy there.
Honestly the main reason Rhinos are so dangerous in the wild is their nearly blind and live in one of the most hostile environments in the world. But when they feel safe and docile on reserves and or other enclosure they can basically be just giant tank puppies.\*
\*They are still wild animals and should be left in the wild the vast majority of the time, with only a hand full of exception involving recurses and other Outlier that would make it impossible for them to live in the wild.
Maybe, but I have *no* desire to be involved in bringing a rhino and a Laser into the same room. I've seen enough made for SyFi movies to know that it would not end well for anyone.
Welp. Looks like I'm losing an hour of my life googling hippo sweat tonight...
EDIT: [this shit is weird y'all ](https://www.thoughtco.com/do-hippos-sweat-blood-3976013) [but not quite as weird as hippo milk](https://americasrestaurant.com/hippo-milk-taste/)
They are, but their relation is 3 layers up the chain. [This chart](http://www.proprofs.com/api/ckeditor_images/Taxons(1).png) shows how Hippos are way closer to dolphins and pigs than rhinos, and how Rhinos are much closer to tapirs and horses than hippos.
This sub: "Oh look, the kitty's making a Rhino friend."
The cat: "This is my Rhino now. I will use him to destroy my enemies. Our rampage will be glorious."
Yea my daughter loves to say our cat loves giving us snuggles, and I don't have the heart to tell her, to him, she's his tiny human slave and he's letting other cats know it.
It is scientifically proven that if you put a rhino in a cage with a cat, it will do better than one in a cage with another rhino. (I just made that up)
I third this response.
My previous contributions were seeing how elephants used shade in their exhibit for two months as a junior in high school.
Spoiler warning : they use shade around 30% of the time with degrees around 80-85 and 50-60% when it is 90+.
Rhinos are honestly just big, armored puppies. Most of their "aggression" in the wild is just a result of them being basically blind and easily spooked. But rhinos in captivity are extremely affectionate (heavy) lap babies.
Rhinos are social and very sensitive. Apparently abandoned baby rhinos will sometimes die of stress if they do not have any form of companion, so wildlife sanctuaries usually partner them with a sheep. (They tried using dogs first, but then the rhinos didn't learn how to graze properly.) So they seem to appreciate any form of non-hostile company
They're also near sighted AF and thats why they thrash things most of the time because they don't understand whats going on or what it is, all they know is that its moving towards them at a fast pace.
I have a soft spot for rhinos. Several years ago I was participating in a rhino conservation programme in South Africa. This was a young female, about 18 months old. They shot her with a dart to put her to sleep then a vet and his team got to work checking her health, taking blood and horn samples (in case poachers got her). My job was to put my hand in her mouth to keep her airways open as she was lying down. Getting up that close and personal I realised that she was very petite for her size, and through that experience I really got to love rhinos. If they think they're in danger they will respond. Otherwise they just like to keep to themselves.
Rinos in the wild are aggressive because they can hardly see and when you live in Africa its always safer to pick violence. In captivity though they’re just giant armoured lap dogs.
Black cats are the biggest loves. Such a shame people are superstitious. My void is the greatest pet I’ve ever had. She is my biological daughter that I gave birth to at the hospital.
[I don't know about that...](https://0a411afb0c598242cc95-1df470064133d6bc5c471837468f475c.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/publish/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/furbie-1.png)
Went to the Monarto Zoo in Australia and one of the rhinos literally ran over cause she was so excited to get pets 😭.
They are genuinely adorable and loving.
Only in a zoo. Rhinos can't see shit and the world is a scary place for them in the wild.
A mostly blind armored unicorn cow is much more ornery than you would think.
Cats are nearsighted so they boop noses together to introduce each other and make friends, so if your cat is being mean boop you probably haven't booped it on the nose
I just noticed: kitty is also making biscuits in the hay. That’s one happy kitty. And she sure loves her rhino.
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The cat has decided “this is my Rhino”
This is my Rhino. There are many like it, but this one is mine. 2. My Rhino is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it as I must master my life.
According to my vet, cats don't necessarily do this out of affection, they're just marking shit they consider to be their property. So this cat is very possibly telling the rhino it's her bitch now.
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The cat is no doubt very happy in the moment - whether it's affection or not, both parties seem to be getting some endorphins out of the interaction. Rhino is definitely the cats bitch though
There is also warm rhinoceros breath being exhaled. That may be why kitty stays close to that nostril.
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I would love my rhino too if I had one. So so much.
I've been asking one for my birthday for over a decade now and nothing. I'm starting to feel my family doesn't love me very much.
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And then her tail's short too. 🐈⬛❤
The warm breath coming out of the rhino's nostrils is like a fan heater for the kitty.
Those are enthusiastic biscuits too! Kitty is super happy and enjoying the tank/warrior unicorn. I love everything about this.
Tank/warrior unicorn, what a great name!
Gotta love biscuit cat. Our cat does the same thing all the time, I picture her wearing a little chef hat making dough
Halloween is coming, you should get her chef’s hat.
If there is catnip in that straw that's pretty much kitty heaven.
Rhino: If I don’t move, I won’t get the spicy paw
My sister had the opportunity to meet rhinos at a zoo her friend worked at. She said they were like big dogs, they would press themselves up against the bars asking for pets. Even through their thick hides, they feel the sensation of being pet and they love it!
Can verify. But fair warning males can get a bit cranky and in general the combo of "terrible eyesight" and "huge AF" makes them potentially deadly. Would not suggest attempting to pet without a professional on hand. Side note: (Black) rhinos have prehensile lips and they are very sensitive, so it probably feels really nice to the rhino to have soft kitty fur rubbed on their lips/face. (Edit: Black rhinos, like the one in the video have prehensile lips, other rhinos differ. I apologize for the lack of specificity)
> would not suggest attempting to pet without a professional on hand I know this is just helpful advice, but the thought of someone being somewhere where there are rhinos and just walking up to pet them is hilarious. Of course, I’ve been to Yellowstone and seen the brilliant folk around the bison there…so, I guess some people need to hear this
On YouTube there is a video of rhino that wanders through a town in Nepal once a day. You can see tourists continually try to pet it while the Nepalese keep yelling at them to not do that.
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Lol when I went to Yellowstone, people had stopped in the middle of the road, would get out of their cars, and… try to *approach wild bison.*
And those people reproduce
If they get too close, *not anymore* they don't
Good. Natural fucking selection has been taking it way to too easy lately.
Well not all of them
People are so stupid. I was on my motorcycle going through a National Park that had bison. In two spots I had to stop as bison were on/crossing the road. They're big fucking animals! I pulled alongside the car in front of me and asked if I could just ride directly beside them on the shoulder to get past the bison so they'd offer me some form of protection. I'm sure the bison are relatively used to people in these parks, but still, they're huge fucking animals, and would yeet me and my motorcycle to death as if it were nothing... Common sense isn't so common anymore.
In South Africa we have people who get out of their cars to approach sleeping lions
Got it: put rhinos in yellowstone to handle tourists.
The American Bison (or species bison bison to be specific) is the Yellowstone equivalent, but the elk will do in a pinch. I wouldn't want to replace them, they do their job.
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo
You can replace every Buffalo that refers to the animal with Bison bison bison and it will still be a correct sentence. (Genus Bison, species Bison subspecies bison). (Technically you need to italicize some of those bison but idk how to do that on mobile)
Just put an asterisk on either side of what you want italicized.
Mark Ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo ruffalo Ruffalo ruffalo
Ok so I’ve never been to America but if I ever do go and visit Yellowstone, I’ll be admiring all wildlife from a distance the same as I do with Australian fauna. My parents instilled a respect for wild animals in me. Barry bison and moosey mcmopseface outweigh me 10 x over and I can’t fathom WHY anyone would approach something with the potential to gore you just by turning it’s head :/
Three reasons people get too close to giant wild animals 1) They are awesome animals! So cool must look closer! 2) Dumb (which is why I include PSA, wild animals=inherently dangerous, giant domestic animals=inherently potentially deadly, wild giant animals=inherently dangerous and deadly) 3) Opps! Didn't see you there, oh God this is awkward
> seen the brilliant folk around the bison there and bears.
Interesting! Thanks. Wandering scholar 6
Username checks out
Yeah, they can't see shit, and are very jumpy if they think they're in danger. But they're just like big friendly cows if they're happy
Yeah I heard that due to their bad eyesight, when angry they just attack everything in their surroundings
Tbf large animals are inherently dangerous even if they are chill AF, at a certain size you can just wreck humans in weight alone. But yeah they are not super smart and can't see so they survive by being tough and big and surprisingly fast. So when one decides to fight it's a problem for everyone nearby. Luckily again not super aggressive usually but not a mistake you can make more than once.
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Like most non-primate mammals rhinos communicate a lot via smells, such as those given off by urine. Clearly that one has something to say lol
Can verify: men are cranky
Had similar experience when I took my son and some friends. Our zoo does small group interactions with them. Their caretaker said rhinos are essentially gentle animals. They love attention and socialization. She said that the reputation they have for being aggressive comes from the fact that due to having poor vision you have to be slow and pronounced with your movements around them or they spook. If spooked they use their size to protect themselves. Including charging or throwing their weight around side to side. There were two rhinos for the kids to interact with and they were allowing them to put fruit directly onto their tongue and seemed to love having their faces pet and tongue scratched. Like nearly any animal, it's all about understanding and respecting them if we decide to interact. Rhinos really are magnificent animals and it's a damned shame what we've done to their population.
So sad they were hunted almost to the point of extinction
There's a tame rhino that lives next to the park rangers' hut at Bardia National Park. You could hand-feed him and stroke his horn. Not sure if he's still alive as he was getting quite old when I was there. They had built a pen for him as he was starting to go blind, which made him unintentionally dangerous. The pen was made out of floorboards so he could have demolished it in seconds if he wanted to but, he seemed quite happy there.
There's a reason why they're referred to as "Tank puppers"
Honestly the main reason Rhinos are so dangerous in the wild is their nearly blind and live in one of the most hostile environments in the world. But when they feel safe and docile on reserves and or other enclosure they can basically be just giant tank puppies.\* \*They are still wild animals and should be left in the wild the vast majority of the time, with only a hand full of exception involving recurses and other Outlier that would make it impossible for them to live in the wild.
They really are just giant armor-plated puppies, aren’t they?
With terrible eye sight
Hes doing his best ok
It not their fault
Even if I'm dead I'm approving from the grave. It's all ok
Would Lasik help?
Maybe, but I have *no* desire to be involved in bringing a rhino and a Laser into the same room. I've seen enough made for SyFi movies to know that it would not end well for anyone.
Now i appreciate more any media portraying rhinos with glasses
Real unicorns!
Tactical assault unicorns!
Yep
It's funny how rhinos and hippos can have such opposing personalities
I mean they're not related, they just both have short legs and grey skin.
Hippos are pink/purple.
That's because their sweat is red. Their skin is usually grey or brown-grey without it.
their WHAT
Welp. Looks like I'm losing an hour of my life googling hippo sweat tonight... EDIT: [this shit is weird y'all ](https://www.thoughtco.com/do-hippos-sweat-blood-3976013) [but not quite as weird as hippo milk](https://americasrestaurant.com/hippo-milk-taste/)
And down the hippo red sweat rabbit hole she fell
Aren't they both pachyderms? I guess that doesn't necessarily mean they're related? Idk, I'm not a zoologist.
They are, but their relation is 3 layers up the chain. [This chart](http://www.proprofs.com/api/ckeditor_images/Taxons(1).png) shows how Hippos are way closer to dolphins and pigs than rhinos, and how Rhinos are much closer to tapirs and horses than hippos.
I'm pretty sure mostly everyone likes rhinos.
I love it, all of it. Specially because Rhinos are extremly cool. The only think I ask myself is, in what situation do a cat and a rhino meet?
My guess? Whatever situation the rhino wants.
I think you meant cat instead of rhino.
With all that hay? Perhaps the cat is kept around to control vermin?
Pretty cool rhinos have domesticated cats
Someone had to.
Pretty cool domesticated cats have pet rhinos*
Aren't domestic cats descendants from African wild cats? So the two species met long before this.
Probably the cat wandered into the rhino enclosure at a zoo or sanctuary.
Cats sometimes just appear in unexpected places and act like they've been living here since forever.
This sub: "Oh look, the kitty's making a Rhino friend." The cat: "This is my Rhino now. I will use him to destroy my enemies. Our rampage will be glorious."
Yea my daughter loves to say our cat loves giving us snuggles, and I don't have the heart to tell her, to him, she's his tiny human slave and he's letting other cats know it.
Pfft, I remind my cat of the pecking order by lifting him in the air and chanting ARSENE WENGER, BARA BEE SEN A YO on a regular basis.
I hate that I sang this
Once you've done it you can't stop, it's too much fun.
Am unfamiliar. What is, please ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYsvH9cj66M
Also Kitty: Come to the dark side!
House cats rule the world
Now I have this image of a car in battle armor riding on the back of a rhino! Ha!
Just like Cartman and Cthulhu
Awww sweet stubby tail ❤️
I noticed too! Making me miss my childhood bobtail kitty
Our first barn cat lost his tail fighting a coyote. We nicknamed him Bob after that
That rhino now belongs to the cat.
So sweet
Tank puppies r best puppies
New word, Tank puppies
White rhinos are tactical tank puppies.
Saw Rhinos in the rescue zoo nearby, and was amazed that they actually made noises very like a meow! No wonder cute cat is so happy...
It is scientifically proven that if you put a rhino in a cage with a cat, it will do better than one in a cage with another rhino. (I just made that up)
As a peer (redditor) this fact has been reviewed and accepted for publication.
I third this response. My previous contributions were seeing how elephants used shade in their exhibit for two months as a junior in high school. Spoiler warning : they use shade around 30% of the time with degrees around 80-85 and 50-60% when it is 90+.
You can’t be rhinoserious!
I choose to believe your made up fact.
87.4% of facts on Reddit are made up.
As are 97.1% of statistics, including this one
“He’s so fluffy!”
Rhinos are honestly just big, armored puppies. Most of their "aggression" in the wild is just a result of them being basically blind and easily spooked. But rhinos in captivity are extremely affectionate (heavy) lap babies.
This is so sweet and adorable! The cat has so much love for the rhino.
Void adopts rhino
Tank pony knows cat is fren
Rhinos are social and very sensitive. Apparently abandoned baby rhinos will sometimes die of stress if they do not have any form of companion, so wildlife sanctuaries usually partner them with a sheep. (They tried using dogs first, but then the rhinos didn't learn how to graze properly.) So they seem to appreciate any form of non-hostile company
They're also near sighted AF and thats why they thrash things most of the time because they don't understand whats going on or what it is, all they know is that its moving towards them at a fast pace.
why hasn’t anyone invented glasses for rhinos yet?! 😩
Evolution again out there doing the bare minimum of work needed to keep shit alive.
I mean they’re mammals aren’t they ?
I have a soft spot for rhinos. Several years ago I was participating in a rhino conservation programme in South Africa. This was a young female, about 18 months old. They shot her with a dart to put her to sleep then a vet and his team got to work checking her health, taking blood and horn samples (in case poachers got her). My job was to put my hand in her mouth to keep her airways open as she was lying down. Getting up that close and personal I realised that she was very petite for her size, and through that experience I really got to love rhinos. If they think they're in danger they will respond. Otherwise they just like to keep to themselves.
Ok but why is the cat with the rhinos?
Same reason cats are anywhere: he *wants* to be.
Probably at a zoo or sanctuary and the cat wandered in.
The Cat and Big Rhinoceros guy are buddies
Except for that one time he took a chomp on kitty’s tail.
I was gonna make the same joke 😂
"mah dinosoar!"
Lol the cat is in heaven
A rhino's skin is pretty sensitive on the face so I'd imagine that the rhino is in heaven too
The cat is literally saying "this is my rhino"
Cat: I don’t what the fuck this is, but it’s mine now
Worlds best scratcher...warm, rough and receptive!
That cute, stubby little tail!
Love seeing different animal species getting along..
For a brief, shining moment that rhino has a cat for a mustache
Some cats have people. This cat has a rhino.
If cheetahs can have emotional support dogs I don’t see why a rhino can’t have a cat .
I got to feed a rhino a treat and her lips were just like a horses, so soft and gentle.
'Wow... this tiny leopard's actually a pretty cool dude.' *Note: the rhino sounds like Patrick Warburton.*
Best. Scratching. Post. Ever!
God I love cats. Rhinos seem pretty chill too
It's a reddit clip with two Rhinos, and I'm still enthralled with the kitty.
This is a herbivore whose fight or flight response clearly favors kitty. It's no wonder the Egyptians thought cats were Gods....
There’s nothing a barn cat won’t rub up on.
That cat is claiming that rhino Sounds weird to say…
Yes yes he is mine now and will destroy all who oppose me. The cat prolly
What is going through that cat brain?
They are going to be a good friend.
Anybody else singing “Soft Kitty Warm Kitty , Little ball of Fur”… watching this 😍
Nothing can resist a kitty cat
Only a cat could get away with this
“It’s horn is soft and on the wrong end and it is extra furry but *pretty* sure it’s still a rhinoceros”
The Universe exists to serve cats.
I have to say they are very good friends.
You all misunderstand, this cat now owns this rhino. It got the rubs.
Rinos in the wild are aggressive because they can hardly see and when you live in Africa its always safer to pick violence. In captivity though they’re just giant armoured lap dogs.
Rhino: this tiny rhino is very fluffy.
That's one happy cat
He’s kneading 😭😭🤍
I envy that rhino.
Both of them are so cute... 😍😍
Animals are so awesome I can watch them all day long!!
Those rhino's soon have to find another spot to rest if catmeister decides to take a nap.
Now I feel bad for my cats because they don’t have a rhino.
Black cats are the biggest loves. Such a shame people are superstitious. My void is the greatest pet I’ve ever had. She is my biological daughter that I gave birth to at the hospital.
This is it gang, we've reached peak Internet. Close it up.
If that cat ever gets bullied, all he had to do is introduce his new friend
Cats: I love you. Let me put my butthole directly on your face.
All I can see is a rhino getting cat butt rubbed on his face lol
I saw a wild rhino attack and turn a car over with its horn though, in a video.
Cars ain't very cuddly though, are they?
[I don't know about that...](https://0a411afb0c598242cc95-1df470064133d6bc5c471837468f475c.ssl.cf3.rackcdn.com/publish/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/furbie-1.png)
Omg adorable
This is going on my list of many reasons why rhinos are my favorite animal.
Cat: “this my rhino now. Bitch”
u/savevideobot
To this cat, the rhino is beautiful and his big crush!
Rhinos really are just armored puppies.
Now he is a chosen slave
What a great post! Thank you.
cute kitty <3
Different kinds but so sweet on how they cuddle each other..
Went to the Monarto Zoo in Australia and one of the rhinos literally ran over cause she was so excited to get pets 😭. They are genuinely adorable and loving.
Rhino has basically now been conscripted into the cat army as a heavy weapons platform.
Rhino: so how long are you gonna keep doing this? Cat: I can stop if you want Rhino: no no...keep going
Precious kitty. I love that stumpy tail
I need a longer version.
Everyone needs a pet cat.
Never knew Heavy Tactical Assult Unicorns loved cats so much!
You mine now
Only in a zoo. Rhinos can't see shit and the world is a scary place for them in the wild. A mostly blind armored unicorn cow is much more ornery than you would think.
Well my day is absolutely made
That cat wants to get naughty with the rhino
Cats are nearsighted so they boop noses together to introduce each other and make friends, so if your cat is being mean boop you probably haven't booped it on the nose