Rhinoceroses

Rhinoceroses are animals that appear in The Lion Guard. They live in the Pride Lands.

In the Real World
Rhinos are large animals with a noticeably large horn on the front of their snout.

In The Lion Guard
In The Lion Guard, they are shown to be gray or gray-blue in color, with small eyes and tapered ears like real rhinoceroses.

Information
The rhinoceroses seen in The Lion Guard franchise are black rhinoceroses. A grown black rhinoceros has a tail of about 60 cm (24 in) in length. The females are smaller than the males. Two horns on the skull are made of keratin with the larger front horn typically 50 cm (20 in) long, exceptionally up to 140 cm (55 in).

The longest known black rhinoceros horn was nearly 1.5 m (4.9 ft) in length. The black rhino is smaller than the white rhino and has a pointed and prehensile upper lip, which it uses to grasp leaves and twigs when eating.

Their thick-layered skin protects the rhino from thorns and sharp grasses. Their skin hides external parasites, like mites and ticks, which are eaten by oxpeckers and egrets that live with the rhino. This was once thought to be an example of mutualism, but recent evidence suggests that oxpeckers may be parasites instead, feeding on rhino blood. Black rhinos have poor eyesight, relying more on hearing and smell. Their ears have a wide rotational range to detect sounds. A great sense of smell alerts rhinos to the presence of predators.

History
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The Lion Guard: Return of the Roar
Bunga is briefly seen clinging to the horn of a running rhino during the song Zuka Zama.


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The Lion Guard
Mbeya the rhino serves as a minor character in The Lion Guard and appears occasionally.

Never Judge a Hyena by Its Spots
A rhino named Mbeya gives the Lion Guard directions to Flat Ridge Rock.


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The Rise of Makuu
Multiple rhinos are present at the Mashindano between Makuu and Pua. They witness Makuu defeat Pua.


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The Kupatana Celebration
The Lion Guard rescues Mbeya the rhino from the mud at Lake Matope. During the song Jackal Style, a rhino steps on Dogo's tail. A rhino is later seen chasing after a second jackal pup. At the end of the song, rhinos are seen among the other Pride Landers surrounding the jackals. Rhinos are also present at Kupatana.


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Paintings and Predictions
In the Lair of the Lion Guard, some of Rafiki's paintings are of rhinoceroses.
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Beware the Zimwi
Young Rhino listens to a scary story told by Rafiki. He later sleeps with Mtoto and Young Hare, but is frightened by The Zimwi, the legendary creature Rafiki had told them about. He runs back to the Lion Guard and tells them all about it, which sets off an adventure for the Guard.
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Notable Rhinoceroses in The Lion Guard

 * Mbeya
 * Young Rhino