Robert Fulton gets most of the credit for making money with steam engines, the best known being his 1807 ‘Cleremont’. Today he got the patent, so that made him happy. He ushered in a huge industry on the rivers of the USA, shipping both cargo and passengers. Roads back then were terrible.

Rhinos do not go on many cruises. The passengers get overexcited, and then they want Autographs, which can lead to mayhem. Rhinos have found it best to watch from the shore. The problem is that We don’t swim well enough to jump overboard.

Be very careful around the American Tourist, that’s what We know.

A Feature of being Big is that Rhinos eat a great deal, all vegetable. We spend all day and night (with occasional breaks) chewing grass and leaves. We keep busy, not only eating, but processing.

Plants need healthy soil; they can’t just grow without fuel. So, when We Rhinos are done processing, We deposit a lot of Fertilizer. We are done with it, and the plants can employ it. Great and efficient system.

Big Critters with Big Appetites are Herbal Supporters. Everybody wins.

Question: Are Rhinos chubby Unicorns? Answer: No, We aren’t. 50 million years ago, Rhinos shared some geneology with horses, but since then Rhinos have gone our separate way. No harm, no foul.

Interestingly, some Rhinos today have one horn on our Noses. This would qualify them as Uni (one) Horn Critters. But it would require drugs or alchohol to mistake Asian Rhinos for Horses. And the other attempted slur is that We are chubby, which no animal in the Wild is, unless getting ready for hibernation. We certainly are bulky, and it is a non-stop assignment keeping the body fueled.

We Rhinos do not dismiss Unicorns as pure myth. But We don’t recall why.

Many machines are designed to be used by our Readers, machines designed for 10 fingers. Rhinos have 3 toes per limb, so We need to adjust as best We can if We want to use those inventions.

One thing in a Rhino’s favor is that We do not associate with Things, except in our Imaginations. There our dancing digits (or not dancing digits) don’t make much nevermind. We just strut on ahead, maintaining our good cheer.

Be it a typewriter or a Steinway Baby Grand Piano, We plug on. We don’t limit our ambitions to Facts, which often leave Rhinos unconvinced. We are not a fussy species of Critter.

Rhinos happily admire the many fine features of our fellow Critters. Anywhere We look, We see nifty displays of Critterhood. Some even have horns of one sort or another. Every living thing has its individual gallery of advantages. Delightful.

So We do not feel envy for other Critters’ specialties. We might wonder about the benefits of a dorsal fin, but We don’t need one ourselves. If We felt the urge, We might imitate. Rhinos have been known to do that, true.

But Rhinos are simply too smug as a species to Envy another group. Rhinos all have Rhino Hearts.

We at YIR were recently asked if Rhinos dance. The answer was so stereophonically Self Evident that We had to count to Three. Dance! Dance? The Answer is: You Bet!

The Reader’s confusion may be related to our general quiet demeanor and our reserve. But inside, Rhinos are Wild Animals, enjoying every move, every shift in rhythm, sashaying our way through Life. Step by step.

Pretty good deal, We gotta say.

We Rhinos often wonder why it is that the most interesting questions We face seldom have a satisfying answer. Still, We can only try to understand, right?

We Rhinos don’t live where there is Wintery Weather, so our experiences of Snow and Ice are limited by rumor. What We hear makes Us appreciate where We are now.

Since We weigh more than a ton or two, Falling Down is not just an injury to Rhino Vanity, but also to whatever part of Us lands first. The Big Kaboom, etc.

Winter Sports, huh? Hm-hmmm.

Everybody requires Water to survive. It is a critical factor in any environment. No Water? No, thank you.

Puddles are only one sort of water phenomena. They are mostly not too large, and are limited by depth. If the water comes over your knee, then is is another sort of Water deposit, though We don’t know what it’s called. Perhaps a pool? If you can float a real boat in it, it is disqualified as a puddle. And of course, a puddle is not part of another body of water. It just sits, until it evaporates or is drunk.

Puddles also provide a fine beginning for a Wallow, so We Rhinos keep a lookout for them, Puddles.

Rhinos hold a fascination for the Reader. Obviously, right? We certainly find ourselves riveting. So here is a YIR reminder.

Usually, We select a Topic. But it would be dandy if You, the Readership, posed questions or comments on Topics of Interest to you. The Staff would hate to think you were pining for something which We could illuminate, happily. Just use the ‘Comment’ thingee on every YIR post. Or write to <wes4747@gmail.com>; please use the word ‘Rhino’ in the subject line.

You Readers are welcome to pose ideas or whatevers. Yes? Rest assured, Nothing is too Trivial for Us!