Eye spy!

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Eyeball apparatus

It is true that our eyes are not as sensorially swell as our noses or ears. Way Back When they say it was better, but that may have been before We started growing horns. We are unclear on that topic; it was millions of years ago, like lots of millions. However, what is for sure is that it is hard to see around a horn or two in the middle of the face. Even today.

SO in the Wild our noses and ears are the First-Alert System. (Or sometimes crazed birds flapping around.) Then We look for any unusual activity. Then mostly We trot away. But sometimes We go Quickly to check it out. We are pretty Quick, whatever you might have thought. Often the disturbance runs away pretty Quick on its own.

This lens-mirror doofangle in the picture is nonsense, since there are no Optometrists in the Wild.  Might be fun to try out a doofangle, but probably We’d flip out from what We saw all of a sudden. We need to edit stimuli, to avoid overheating.

Heaven Scent

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Whereas your concept of beauty is often defined by Sight, our primary mode of communion with the Planet is by Inhalation. Every living thing has an aromatic footprint, so We are continually awash in stimuli, delivered from every quarter, a theme We will return to all the time. It would be grand if We could hit on every aspect of this topic, but alas, it cannot be.

Nasal Rhapsody

As was mentioned previously, Scent does not transfer electronically with any hope of accuracy. There is no tone, no reverberation, no nuance, no mood that Scent does not embody, envelop, and enhance in the Wild. The connections are infinite, individual, and inspiring. What a privilege it is to have a Nose! Makes us weepy when We think about it.

This is what it is to have a Feeling Heart.

If I’ve told you once…

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Temper 10-23Ah, how lovely it would be if a whip and a chair could control the matter. We Rhinos have quite a reputation as peppery, and to some degree it’s justified. Our burden is our extreme sensitivity, our own artistical spirit, our reactivity to a slew of stimuli. Life in the Wild is unpredictable, and sometimes our nerves just punt Us over the edge. Generally We are placid, refined. Then, to our own astonishment, We are triggered by something-or-other, and We go ballistic. Then out pops some “Extreme Behavior”.

When the dust settles, We often have regrets. That, unfortunately, does not always rectify the situation. Thus in the Wild, We are often left alone to attend to our own business, undisturbed by other critters. That way, nobody needs to be sorry. Works for everyone.

“Caveat Interventor”. (Let the intruder beware). Ah, Latin! Pretty classy, huh?

One, Two, Three

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See my feet??This little piggy went to market,

This little piggy stayed home,

This little piggy had roast beets.

The End

We don’t use the rest of that nursery game. We don’t have toes, like yours. We have 3 hoofs on each foot, the middle one being the biggest. So we don’t have toenails. Our feet are pretty grand, with lovely pads on the rest of the foot. Surprisingly delicate feet too, considering how much weight they bear. Please recall: We are Big, Big, Big.

RhinoHeart

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R-Heart 10-20 People often think that our horns are the thing that makes Us Rhinos. This is not actually the case. What makes Us Rhinos is a tiny fantastic spark in our very core that unites Us with all Rhinos, today and throughout Time. This spark is not vulnerable to analysis; it is simply a stupendous gift of the Creative Dynamic, which each of Us embodies. We are each an expression of the Great Dynamic, on Earth while We live, and as Cosmic Guides when We pass on.

A surprising element in this RhinoHeart discussion is that it does not run exclusively among Rhinos. Much of what makes Us so wonderful is shared with much of Creation. That’s why finding one’s Inner Rhino makes so much sense. Why not enjoy and explore the most marvelous part of you?

Out on a Limb

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Here is a representation of our Family, all 55 Million Years of it. It cannot begin to cover the range of sizes, styles, and looks which We have had during that period. As you blog along, We will occasionally point out Historical Member groups for one feature or another, like a bus tour through Hollywood.

You can already see where the problem will lie. Many Family Gangs and Clans have been successful for 10 million years and more. During those stretches, We have had multiple internal shifts, looked different ways, lived different places, pursued varied interests. We constantly confront the fact: We are Too Stupendous! So We marvel along with you; We are Some Bunch! RFamTree 10-22You will notice at a glance that not all our Family Members have horns. They don’t and didn’t. Horns are an exotic feature which We happily display, but it is not the prime factor. That essential pulse of Us is RhinoHeart. With RhinoHeart, one is Rhino. Without it, one is… well, something else.

From the Park Bench

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mayflyWhen humming matters over, We often refer to bugs. Bugs mostly have short life spans, all told, some very brief. Yet to each bug, Life is a mystery filled with hopes and expectations and desires and humor and joys. All their experience of Life can occur in a matter of hours. So, is their life inferior to a Rhino’s, or is it lived at a fever pitch, a buggy roller coaster of ecstasy? Hello and Goodbye! Wow!?

What we do feel pretty certain about is that for each critter, whatever Natural Law governs it, Life is a precious, magnificent experience, from its own point of view. We are not able to interpret the particulars for any other critter, even other Rhinos. We can only cultivate our awareness of our privilege in the Grand Experience. Each of us, all the time. What a gift!

DNA and its Merry Pranks

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Here is something you can look up, in case it slipped your mind: Your DNA and ours is a lot alike. (We know this for certain just by sniffing you.) And it is that shared DNA that makes this blog so important. You have all this potential for joy right at your fingertips. You are already full of RhinoMatter. Ask anybody.

Not all our DNA is the same as yours, it’s true. That’s why you don’t look like Us. As far as the crucial Inner Parts, We are like you and you are like Us! So there is a revelation to make your day, for free!

We are very scientific animals, most especially when science proves Us right. Rest assured, on this blog, it always will. Funny about that.

R Science

We are not able to explain ourselves to You in a heartbeat. You can see that it would be a mighty task to explain or illuminate yourselves to another species, say Us, for instance. We will address a mighty range of topics in this blog, so in no time at all you will develop that special sensation of the Inner Rhino, both Ours and Your Own.