Most people enjoy listening to live music, and after watching this video shared by French musician @Plumes (Loris Assadian) on TikTok, it seems like animals do too! Plumes travels the world with his pink guitar, singing popular songs for different animals to highlight their emotional sensitivity and help promote animal welfare.
In a recent video, he visited Zoo Amnéville in eastern France to serenade two rhinos. Sitting bravely on a rock inside their enclosure, he began to play and sing. The rhinos, who appeared calm and relaxed, quickly grew curious and started heading his way for a closer look, and they got very close without showing any signs of aggression!
What an amazing experience! We’d be both excited and terrified to be that close to rhinos, but they seemed genuinely interested in the music. Talk about a once-in-a-lifetime moment that Loris got to experience firsthand!
Related: Musician’s Global Serenades Turn Fierce Animals Into Music-Loving Fans
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Viewers Leave Thousands of Comments About the Rhinos Listening to Music
Viewers left more than 2,500 comments about Loris’ video, and some of them were worth sharing. @ariahalol cracked us up with, “I remember hearing that rhinos have bad eyesight. I wonder if they are like, ‘Ooo! These rocks make nice sounds.’ LOL!”
People gave @Dj more than 900 likes when he shared, “Wish you could sing to all world leaders of all countries to make some less cruel and evil….”
Commenter @geomusic pointed out, “Note their ears are pointed towards you. It means you’ve got their interest.”
@A10650 shared, “Animals smell and sense fear, they also know how to judge a threat. You displayed neither, so they investigated something new and found nothing wrong. Bravo!”
Viewer @Dawn was spot on with, “Who would have thought that rhinos would be gentle and curious?!” Another added what the rhinos were thinking, “Rhinos: ‘This is very nice!’”
@JW said exactly what we were thinking, “I love every video of yours, but I’m gonna admit this is the first one that made me a little nervous! LOL!” We couldn’t agree more!
This story was originally published by PetHelpful on Dec 23, 2025, where it first appeared in the Pet News section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.