Beautiful Eastern Rhino Nonchalantly Takes Mud Bath

An Eastern Black Rhinoceros comes from Eastern Africa and can weigh up to 3,100 lbs! They eat leaves and twigs and have thick skin to protect them from thorns while doing so! A lot of people think their horns have special healing powers and are valuable when really they are made of hard, fibrous keratin which is the same protein that makes up hair and fingernails!

This Eastern Black Rhinoceros was found laying in the hot Midwestern sun. Although it takes a lot of effort for this big guy to even get up from a laying position, he shows that it's worth it by falling into a puddle of mud water. It's rare to see Rhinoceros taking mud baths, so watch this guy make sure he gets both sides plenty dirty before laying down in the cool shade for the rest of the day.