November 20, 2006: Rupert the Pet Rhino

Undertoad · 11-20-2006, 07:16 AM

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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.

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Trilby · 11-20-2006, 07:31 AM

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

Trilby · 11-20-2006, 07:32 AM

And chucked new-born baby cows in the air?

Ibby · 11-20-2006, 08:01 AM

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

Griff · 11-20-2006, 08:09 AM

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

Sheldonrs · 11-20-2006, 08:22 AM

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!"

Trilby · 11-20-2006, 08:24 AM

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!

Griff · 11-20-2006, 08:32 AM

girl

Shawnee123 · 11-20-2006, 08:45 AM

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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!

wolf · 11-20-2006, 03:31 PM

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.

slang · 11-20-2006, 04:34 PM

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

Wait, we are. Nevermind.

Sheldonrs · 11-20-2006, 05:42 PM

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Originally Posted by slang

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

Wait, we are. Nevermind.

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

xoxoxoBruce · 11-20-2006, 07:29 PM

Ouch.

Congratulations, Griff, many puppy returns.

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

Griff · 11-20-2006, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by slang

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

Wait, we are. Nevermind.

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

dar512 · 11-20-2006, 08:22 PM

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

11-20-2006, 08:01 AM	#4
Ibby erika Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: "the high up north" Posts: 6,127	Awww, but Rupe's not like those wild and crazy rhinos! __________________ not really back, you didn't see me, i was never here shhhhhh

11-20-2006, 08:09 AM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	As intrigued as I am with the calf tosser, I think our new little friend has a higher upside. Presenting Aife. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-20-2006, 08:22 AM	#6
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	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!" __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

11-20-2006, 08:24 AM	#7
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	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! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-20-2006, 08:32 AM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	girl __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-20-2006, 07:31 AM	#2
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Didn't we already decide that rhino's were nasty beasts that laughed with evil glee?

11-20-2006, 07:32 AM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	And chucked new-born baby cows in the air?

11-20-2006, 03:31 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	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. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-20-2006, 04:34 PM	#11
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	Let's all post about Griff's dog instead of the rhino. Wait, we are. Nevermind.

11-20-2006, 07:29 PM	#13
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ouch. Congratulations, Griff, many puppy returns. Neatorama has been turning up the most bizarre stuff....day after day. Must have a staff of thousands. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-20-2006, 08:22 PM	#15
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Interesting. We had a rhino IOTD almost exactly a year ago. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

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