Happy World Rhino Day!
Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, April 20, 2012.
In honor of World Rhino Day, we pose the following question:
Why did the rhino cross the road?
Kruger National Park in South Africa, June 13, 2010. (Martin Bernetti/AFP/Getty Images)
Was it to strike a pose?
Mkomazi Rhino Sanctuary in Tanzania, June 19, 2012. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
To rest its weary head?
A rhinoceros at Kruger National Park in Skukuza, South Africa, Feb. 6, 2013. (Ian Walton/Getty Images)
To see this cute little muffin?
A 4-day-old male white rhino calf at the Beauval zoo of Saint-Aignan, France, Oct. 19, 2011. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
How 'bout this cute little muffin?
Kashara Chitwan National Park, Nepal, Dec. 2, 2010. (Prakash Mathema/AFP/Getty Images)
Oh, it was for this little muffin? OK.
Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia, April 20, 2012. (Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Look how many wrinklies are under my eye!
A white rhinoceros at the Beauval zoo of Saint-Aignan, France, Oct. 19, 2011. (Alain Jocard/AFP/Getty Images)
Did the rhino cross the road to take a nap?
Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Hythe, England, June 21, 2011. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
To snooze in a "V" formation?
Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve in Krugersdorp, South Africa, July 21, 2010. (Stephane de Sakutin/AFP/Getty Images)
To get to those hard-to-reach places?
The zoo in Krefeld, Germany, Aug. 6, 2010. (Horst Ossinger/AFP/Getty Images)
To meet royalty?
Prince William at England's Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, June 6, 2012. (Chris Jackson/Getty Images)
To be arty?
Whipsnade Zoo, England, Jan. 8, 2013. (Adrian Dennis/AFP/Getty Images)
Without even trying?
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, Dec. 10, 2010. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)
To be of service to others?
Lahore Zoo, May 19, 2005. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)
To give a brother a nudge?
Tierpark Zoo, Berlin, Aug. 5, 2011. (Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images)
Or was it to roam wild and free?
Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya, Dec. 10, 2010. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)
Yeah, that's it.
Check out GlobalPost's excellent rhino reporting over the years:
Last Rhino Standing, an in-depth series
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