rhinos

Once upon a time, when we had a little kid, we looked for books that were illustrated by Steven Kellogg. One that we read, over and over, was Appelard and Liverwurst, about a lost baby rhinosterwurst and his adventures.

I present to you the rhinosterwursts at the Toledo Zoo.






















It seems to me that this guy's horns must have sustained some sort of trauma -- malnutrition as a baby? I don't know. I've never seen horns like this, save on this guy (?). He stood posed like this for quite some time, allowing for many profile shots. I guess this is his good side.
















Rhinos and hippos both have such funny little ears. Such BIG critters, and such little ears.........