7,000-Pound Rhino Charges a Safari Car Straight on, and It’s Caught on Camera

Quick Take

• The tour guide tried to scare the rhino off, which only made everything dramatically worse. See the failed deterrent →
• A closer look at this rhino mid-charge reveals something unexpected about its head. Watch the charge unfold →
• One moment of inching too close turned a calm roadside sighting into a full-on charge, and here is exactly how it escalated. Watch how it escalated →

A word to the wise for anyone going on a safari trip: These are real animals that are not contained in a controlled environment. As such, they roam freely and can cause great bodily harm. We see a close call between a cantankerous rhino and a tour vehicle below. 

Rhinoceros Sighting in Kruger National Park

This next YouTube video takes us to the Kruger National Park located in South Africa, Southern Africa. The video was uploaded by the This Is Happening YouTube page. 

According to their mission, “This is Happening is the leading viral video community channel dedicated to showcasing the hottest UGC videos from across the web.”  This channel shares hilarious videos of adult fails, cars, kids skating, funny dogs, and more. This video of the angry rhino has received more than four million views. They share their description of what happened in this video below.

“While driving through Kruger National Park in South Africa, one cantankerous rhinoceros didn’t appreciate this unwanted visitor.” 

Angry Rhino

At the start of this video, we see an enormous rhinoceros up ahead. It’s easy to see why — when you’re standing next to an animal of that size, it dominates everything around it. This tour, going through the Kruger National Park, has slowly started to move up the road. They are carefully trying not to spook this massive beast. 

However, as they inch closer, we see this rhino do a quick turn. If we pause the video at 10 seconds, we see this rhino has two horns on his head! This rhino just got a little bit scarier. He rushes in, and we see him stop with such fury that he kicks up dust. 

We hear the tour guide start to yell out. He is letting this rhino know that he is there and trying to scare it off with loud noises. However, this only increases the anger of this rhino. Now he shifts into full fight mode and stomps his feet even more. At 27 seconds, we see this rhino charge at this car straight on!

How Fast Can Rhinos Run?

Rhinos are massive mammals that can weigh upwards of 7,000 pounds. However, this shouldn’t lead you to assume they can’t run fast. Rhinos can reach incredible speeds of up to 30 miles per hour. With their strength and weight, this speed is dangerous. Because when this animal catches up, there is no stopping it!