In the Wild, We can never be sure where a surprise might lurk. No real roads. So We need to survey matters a bit differently than scanning up and down the sidewalk.

This is not about seeking opportunities to panic, but information that could be useful, sooner or later or sooner. Difficult things can still happen, but it’s a Rhino’s job to stay alert… or at least awake.

Of course, We have the associated advantages of Scent, plus other Natural signals for the attentive. Nature looks after Us as best it can. True, Rhinos can always screw it up, but We try.