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rhinoceros

[rahy-nos-er-uhs] / raɪˈnɒs ər əs /




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“It’s also given me the skin of a rhinoceros, which comes in handy when you’re the CEO of Apple,” he wrote in the essay.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The research also introduces a revised rhinoceros family tree and suggests that this Arctic species reached North America via a land bridge.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

Airport authorities and police seized six pieces of rhinoceros horn and around 12 kilograms of unidentified meat used to conceal them inside a polystyrene icebox.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

It was the ninth Banksy to appear in as many days in London and follows images of a goat, elephants, monkeys, a wolf, pelicans, a cat, piranhas and a rhinoceros.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2024

A rare wild rhinoceros on the brink of extinction is probably more satisfied than a calf who spends its short life inside a tiny box, fattened to produce juicy steaks.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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