Tumani the rhino is a winter weather enthusiast.
The eastern black rhinoceros was recently filmed enjoying a habitat filled with fresh snow at theBlank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.
While eastern black rhinos are native to the warm savannas and shrublands of Africa,per the ICUN Red List, this fact didn’t stop Tumani from frolicking in the snow.
On Thursday,the Blank Park Zoo shared a video on Facebookof the female rhino charging through the powder playfully.
In the clip, Tumani runs back and forth through the snow and buries her face in the cold stuff, getting some clumps of snow attached to her horns.
Tumani the eastern black rhino charging through the snow at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.Blank Park Zoo/Amazing Animals+/TMX
Blank Park Zoo/Amazing Animals+/TMX
“With the temperatures warming up, the rhinos were able to get some snow enrichment as well! Tumani loves crashing through snow piles and testing her all-terrain capabilities,” the zoo captioned the cute clip.
For those worried about the zoo’s resident rhinos being able to escape the cold, the Blank Park Zoo included an additional note with the social media video.
“The heated barn is always available for warming up, with some after-snow treats,” the zoo added online.
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umani the eastern black rhino enjoying snow enrichment at the Blank Park Zoo in Des Moines, Iowa.Blank Park Zoo/Amazing Animals+/TMX
“Looks like your typical first-time driver in the snow,” one commenter quipped.
“Now that’s a snow plow,” added another.
While Tumani appears to be thriving at the Blank Park Zoo, her species is at risk. According to the IUCN Red List, eastern black rhinos are considered critically endangered, with an estimated 583 adult rhinos left in the wild. The good news is that the species’s numbers are increasing in the wild, per the organization.
source: people.com
