How to Use rhino in a Sentence

rhino

noun
  • The species would have been more of a grazer, like the white rhino.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2022
  • The rhino harrumphed, stared back, and pawed at the ground—but didn’t charge.
    Ben Taub, The New Yorker, 16 May 2022
  • His son took on the mantle and opened a lodge of his own but was gored to death by a rhino.
    Melissa Twigg, CNN, 20 May 2022
  • Aria, a wild black rhino, prepares for a new portion of her life at the zoo.
    Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
  • This baby white rhino is the 1st born in Arizona in decades.
    The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Ching also sent the source photos of rhino horns that were for sale.
    Alex Sundby, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • He was attacked while trying to scare the same rhino away.
    Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The baby rhino was born to first-time mom Sabi at the Canadian zoo on Dec. 28.
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 22 Feb. 2024
  • As the rhino’s legs buckled, Rogers and his team entered the boma.
    Sudarsan Raghavan, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2022
  • Ajani Joe walks with his mom, Seyia, in the eastern black rhino reserve.
    cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The full study is available at this link, while a render of the giant rhino can be seen over at CNN.
    Chris Smith, BGR, 20 June 2021
  • And even though overall rhino numbers are up, so is the threat of poaching.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
  • On that hunt, the major game killed included a rhino and lynx.
    Ella Lee, USA TODAY, 9 July 2020
  • White rhinos can live between 40 and 50 years, according to the zoo.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2023
  • The baby rhino marks the first of its species to be born at the zoo in almost four years, according to the Dvůr Králové Zoo's website.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The rhino trackers trek a mile into the open desert plains of northwest Namibia.
    Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Thank you so much to everyone who voted and helped to name the new baby rhino!
    Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • The rhino was hit several times but managed to escape the trees.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The team drove for hours across the desert before finally spotting a rhino.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 21 Oct. 2021
  • The zoo says the names are connected to the Eastern black rhino’s native African regions.
    Marc Bona, cleveland, 22 July 2022
  • Namely the rhinos, who had their horns shaved down to dissuade any poachers who might make it past all the safeguards.
    Joe Yogerst, CNN, 9 Mar. 2023
  • The specific species of rhino can only be found in India and Nepal.
    Breanna Bell, PEOPLE.com, 11 May 2022
  • In this case, because of the grazing diet common to all rhinos.
    Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The rhinos are southern white rhino, one of two subspecies.
    Antony Sguazzin, Fortune, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Last year, the Kenya Wildlife Service reported that not a single rhino had been killed in the country.
    The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Sep. 2021
  • There are just 81 Javan rhinos, including the calf, left and all are located in the park.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The new Sumatran rhino at the sanctuary in Indonesia marks the first birth of the species at the facility in 10 years.
    NBC News, 31 Mar. 2022
  • Near grazing rhinos and blowing grasses, a patch of rocks jutted out of the Kenyan landscape.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
  • Look at these adorable photos of the new endangered white rhino born at Disney World.
    Ashley Shaffer, USA TODAY, 26 Oct. 2020
  • The following morning, a few workers were on site when the rhino broke through the main enclosure.
    Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2023

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