Friday, May 18, 2018

Another Zoo Trip - Rhino Dinner

Saw the most incredible documentary on ROKU/PBS about a family in South Africa, in the 1960's, that took in an orphaned black rhino when he was just a few days old.  It grew into a loving family pet, playing and cavorting just as any dog would around the yard and in the house.  Turns out they are affectionate creatures when young.  But alas, it grew too big and dangerous for the kids, so they had to give it up and release it to live with other rhinos in another part of the country.  Sadly, it died from a broken heart because of the separation from the family that it obviously counted as its own. (No kidding...the documentary would convince you of that.)

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