Rhinoceros Line Art & Full Color Illustration

Artist's notes:

Rhinos are perhaps my favorite subject to draw, right behind frogs. I suppose that's why they are the first animal on the planet that I've managed to draw all extant (living) species of - not counting subspecies, which I will likely add as time goes on. I believe the first rhino I ever saw was at the Wildlife World Zoo in Litchfield, Arizona. I guess I had pictured a rhino being about as big as an average cow. My eyes nearly fell out of my head as a massive White Rhino lumbered towards me to feed on some hay from the trough. I felt as though I was looking at a dinosaur, with it's armored plating and massive horns. It was tough adding the last and final rhino - the Javan, as there are none in zoos anywhere in the world and precious few images of these rare animals in existence. As I mentioned, I will probably add a few more sub-species of rhino (like the Eastern Black Rhino) in the future. If you have a specific request or would like information on having a custom drawing done please send me an email.

Information about Rhinoceros:

Rhinoceros are large herbivorous land mammals of the order Perissodactyla. They are found only in Africa and small areas of Asia, where the three species - the Javan, Sumatran and Indian are all endangered. The African species are not as at risk as the Asian rhinos, but some subspecies like the Eastern Black Rhino are close to extinction. Rhinos are characterized by their thick hides, which is formed by collagen and their horns, which are made of keratin and are highly valued in Asian medicine as a cure for a variety of ills (although there exists no hard proof that rhino horns have any medicinal properties beyond the imagination of the people who buy and sell them.) They have relatively small brains for their size. The African rhinos and the Sumatran have two horns, whereas the Indian and Javan have only one. In an attempt to discourage poachers, conservationists and park rangers have taken to removing the horns from adults. The largest of the rhinos is the White, which can exceed 7,700 pounds (3,500 kg) with a head-and-body length of 11-15 feet (3.5–4.6 meters) and a shoulder height of 5.9-6.6 feet (1.8–2 meters.) The Sumatran is the smallest of the extant rhinos reaching 51 inches at the should (130 cm) (51 in) a body length of about (94–124 inches (240–315 cm) and weighing around 1,500 pounds (700 kg)

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