Zoo Onlookers Surprised by Rhino Appendage


Occurred on February 28, 2021 / San Diego, California, USA

Info from Licensor: A day at the San Diego zoo started out uneventfully with a sleepy Rhino. Suddenly the Rhino rose up and a small crowd assembled in excitement. Its eyes opened. Then, out of nowhere movement on the underside of the Rhino stunned onlookers as its "fifth leg" manifested itself to the awe and surprise of fellow zoo-goers. One child shouted, "it's got five legs!". Another, much older onlooker commented, "it's touching the ground!" The Rhino was clearly showing off. It was a very unusual event that turned comical as the newly formed Rhino appendage took on a life of its own and acrobatically moved around in circles. It reminded me of the creatures in the Kevin Bacon movie "Tremors." Alas, the Rhino wandered over to a branch and began to graze on vegetation, and just like that the show was over. Perhaps what was most comical how so many onlookers, myself included, quickly reached for the cell phone cameras to capture the large unwieldy Rhinoceros dong.