Sneaky Rhino Escapes From Israeli Zoo

Graphic by Angelie Zaslavsky
Sneaky, sneaky!
Ynet just shared this video of rhino Tibor, who escaped from the zoo in Ramat Gan, an Israeli city close to Tel Aviv, this Sunday, only to be caught shortly after by two zoo staffers.
Watch him slowly and nonchalantly approach the zoo gate and then make a run for it once he’s out! James Bond could learn a thing or two from this guy:
צפו: טיבור הקרנף בורח היום מהספארי ברמת גןhttp://bit.ly/21fi8Tj
Posted by ynet on Sunday, March 6, 2016
One should note that the cute little chicken who tried to follow suit was not captured before it could escape the gate. So, while anyone in the vicinity could have been mauled by a giant rhino, at least the danger of getting pecked to death by a chicken was averted. Good job, team zoo!
The 8 and a half year-old rhinoceros is the fourth of his species to have made a run for it from the Ramat Gan Zoo. In January of 2015, three female rhinos, including one name Rihanna, escaped the zoo briefly and went on a little stroll. Fun times.
According to Ynet, the zoo is investigating this incident. But I think the lesson to be learned here is, never underestimate a rhinoceros.
This is a moment of great uncertainty. Here’s what you can do about it.
We hope you appreciated this article. Before you go, we’d like to ask you to please support the Forward’s independent Jewish news this Passover. All donations are being matched by the Forward Board - up to $100,000.
This is a moment of great uncertainty for the news media, for the Jewish people, and for our sacred democracy. It is a time of confusion and declining trust in public institutions. An era in which we need humans to report facts, conduct investigations that hold power to account, tell stories that matter and share honest discourse on all that divides us.
With no paywall or subscriptions, the Forward is entirely supported by readers like you. Every dollar you give this Passover is invested in the future of the Forward — and telling the American Jewish story fully and fairly.
The Forward doesn’t rely on funding from institutions like governments or your local Jewish federation. There are thousands of readers like you who give us $18 or $36 or $100 each month or year.
