How powerful is a rhinoceros charge?

The strength of these creatures is unfathomable to us. Compared to them, we are literally ants. Rhinos can weight upwards of 8000 pounds, but can still run close to 40 miles per hour despite their immense weight. The average car weighs about half as much as this giant beast. read more

Rhinos can weight upwards of 8000 pounds, but can still run close to 40 miles per hour despite their immense weight. The average car weighs about half as much as this giant beast. So if my math is correct, getting hit by a full speed and full sized rhino would be like getting hit by a car going 80 miles per hour. read more

And there is no false charge like with the elephant. A rhino’s charge is final and total. The point is, if you get too close to a rhino, it is generally your fault. read more

A rhinoceros (/ r aɪ ˈ n ɒ s ər ə s /, from Greek rhinokeros, meaning 'nose-horned', from rhinos, meaning 'nose', and kerato/keras, meaning 'horn'), commonly abbreviated to rhino, is one of any five extant species of odd-toed ungulates in the family Rhinocerotidae, as well as any of the numerous extinct species. read more