The Cellar - November 20, 2006: Rupert the Pet Rhino

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November 20, 2006: Rupert the Pet Rhino

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Growing up as a little boy in Rhodesia, Mike Condy had an unusual pet: a rhino named Rupert! The Daily Mail tracked him down:

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Rupert was just a few weeks old when the Zambezi valley was flooded to make the Kariba Dam in Rhodesia. Along with many other beasts who would have drowned, he was rescued by a team of animal lovers including Mike’s father Dr John Condy, a local vet.

They made a ‘Noah’s Ark’ raft from oil drums and tree trunks to float stranded animals to safety, but Rupert’s mother - rhinos cannot swim - was too heavy, slipped off and drowned.

"Rupey" became an orphan - and so Dr Condy took him home for adoption.

Yesterday Mike Condy said: "It was amazing. Dad brought home a pet rhino. I was only about eight years old at the time. I’ll never forget it."

Daily Mail has the story and photo gallery - via Arbroath.

Be sure to visit Neatorama!

Didn't we already decide that rhino's were nasty beasts that laughed with evil glee?

And chucked new-born baby cows in the air?

Awww, but Rupe's not like those wild and crazy rhinos!

As intrigued as I am with the calf tosser, I think our new little friend has a higher upside. Presenting Aife.

Ahhh...The heart-warming story of a boy and his Rhino.

"What's that Rupey, you say Mikey fell in the well?!" "Let's go get him boy!"

AWWWW--! C'mere Aife! C'mere boy (girl?) Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? Yes, you are! Yes, you are! Go get it, Aife! Go get the stick!

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Originally Posted by Brianna

AWWWW--! C'mere Aife! C'mere boy (girl?) Who's a good boy? Who's a good boy? Yes, you are! Yes, you are! Go get it, Aife! Go get the stick!

:p

Cute dog, Griff!

Nice looking pup!

Aife is the Irish version of my name. She was Queen of the Isle of Shadow and the sister of Scathach, a Warrior Goddess.

Let's all post about Griff's dog instead of the rhino.

Wait, we are. Nevermind. :D

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Originally Posted by slang

Let's all post about Griff's dog instead of the rhino.

Wait, we are. Nevermind. :D

Actually, they are one and the same. He just had some rhinoplasty. :-)

Ouch. :rolleyes:

Congratulations, Griff, many puppy returns.

Neatorama has been turning up the most bizarre stuff....day after day.
Must have a staff of thousands.

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Originally Posted by slang

Let's all post about Griff's dog instead of the rhino.

Wait, we are. Nevermind. :D

Ya know this pooch would barely feed my family, but the rhino...

Interesting. We had a rhino IOTD almost exactly a year ago.