Rhinos are not animals; people would generally describe as cute. They’re scary looking, have thick skin, they’re massive and have a giant pointy horn on their head that they love to ram into stuff. So it’s understandable why there haven’t been many cute and cuddly children’s cartoons featuring these creatures. However, these creatures are not as dangerous as most folks would tend to believe. For example, they hardly ever attack people in Africa, unlike Hippos, who actually kill quite a few people each year. Rhinos, on the other hand, are unlikely to attack unless they feel threatened. That said, if you’re ever on safari, it’s best not to press your luck around these creatures.
And when it comes to their most prominent feature, you might be surprised to learn that Rhino horns are made from the same material that makes up our hair and fingernails. It’s a substance called keratin. Also, the reason why rhino horns curve backward is that the keratin grows faster toward the front of their horn than it does in the back. Now, baby rhinos are born without horns, and they enter the world weighing between 88 and 140 pounds. But unlike their less sociable and meaner looking adult-counterparts, baby rhinos are merely adorable, playful little bundles of energy. In this 2015, video we can see two orphaned baby rhinos being cared for by the Wild Heart Wildlife Foundation after a poacher killed their mother.
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These little cuties just love to run around and play, while twitching their adorable little rhino ears! These babies are being cared for thanks to the generous donations of folks around the world to the WHWF.
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You can learn more about these cute rhino babies in the video below.
