Animal zoomies in general have got to be the cutest thing on earth. It\u2019s just a fact. The sun is hot. The earth is round. Animal zoomies are cute. These are all facts. Just take the 6,000-pound rhino in this video, for instance.<\/p>\n
This mighty creature may be built like a tank, but in their heart, they are really just a puppy! Their sheer size and speed might make them terrifying, but their puppy dog energy<\/a> also makes them undeniably cute.<\/p>\n Many people might not think of rhinos getting the zoomies, but as this video shows, they absolutely do! And when they do, their energy is undeniably adorable! It\u2019s almost like someone crossed a tank with a puppy dog, and this is the result, LOL.<\/p>\n Partway through this video, this rhino got extra riled up because one of the zoo staff ran along the perimeter of their enclosure in a blowup rhino costume.<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly, this massive tank puppy<\/a> was as excited as can be to see another \u201crhino,\u201d and their zoomies really kicked into full swing at that point!<\/p>\n Instagram user porubskytim hilariously referred to this rhino as a \u201ctactical unicorn\u201d when they wrote, \u201cLove watching the tactical unicorn get the Zoomies! And that rhino outfit is fantastic!\u201d<\/p>\n Related: Orphaned Rhino and Zebra Babies Strike up Heartwarming Friendship Worthy of a Children\u2019s Book<\/a><\/p>\n And Instagram user upbeatnihilist made a similar comment when they wrote, \u201cGet your slammy whammies, you glorious tactical unicorn!\u201d<\/p>\n While Instagram user tierneyhopkins was fortunate enough to witness this rhino\u2019s zoomie extravaganza in person, which they noted was an absolute blast.<\/p>\n They wrote, \u201cWe had so much fun watching this in person! Many laps, and she would skid right in front of us and snort loudly! Terrifying at first and then hilarious! We laughed and laughed!\u201d<\/p>\n This Rhino Is Also Super Chill<\/p>\n As this other video shows, this beautiful rhino, who goes by the name of Monica, also has a very relaxed personality. She doesn\u2019t just spend all her time running around. She also undergoes training.<\/p>\n In this footage, she learns to calmly walk backwards in a straight line, which is important when it comes to the zoo staff giving her physical examinations and checkups, such as an ultrasound.<\/p>\n While this particular ultrasound involves the staff getting very up close and incredibly personal with Monica, she doesn\u2019t seem to mind at all. She is a very good girl, and one day she may become a very proud mama, too!<\/p>\n \ud83d\udc36<\/a>SIGN UP to get \u201cpawsitivity\u201d delivered right to your inbox with inspiring & entertaining stories about our furry & feathered friends<\/a>\ud83d\udc3e\ud83d\udc3e<\/a><\/p>\n This story was originally published by PetHelpful<\/a> on Jan 30, 2026, where it first appeared in the Pet News<\/a> section. Add PetHelpful as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Animal zoomies in general have got to be the cutest thing on earth. It\u2019s just a fact. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":400672,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[208047,208048,79,201],"class_list":["post-441514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-puppy-dog","tag-rhino-costume","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=441514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/441514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/400672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=441514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=441514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=441514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}