An Earth rhino.
A rhinoceros or rhino was a type of animal native to Earth, an herbivorous mammal. Similar species lived on other planets.
History and specifics[]
Rhinos had four-toed hooves. (TOS novel: First Frontier)
Rhino horns were once ground down by Humans for use as an aphrodisiac. (ENT episode: "Fight or Flight")
In the Kelvin timeline, Uhura family lore claimed Nyota Uhura's Aunt Uhnu Uhura once "butted heads" with a rhinoceros, explaining extensive damage to the language center of her brain. (TOS - YA novel: The Delta Anomaly)
In the 2260s, an epidemic on Earth was fatal to rhinos and several other wildlife species. In 2267, the USS Enterprise was assigned to retrieve some rhinos from other planets in order to repopulate them on Earth. The crew also brought back members of bear, camel, chimpanzee, hippopotamus, leopard, parrot, platypus, tiger, turtle, and zebra species. (TOS - A Book to Color comic: "Third story")
In 2381, a stuffed rhino was among the collection of Kerner Hauze. (LD episode: "Kayshon, His Eyes Open")
Comparisons and remarks[]
A sark was similar to a rhinoceros, but thinner, with a more outstretched neck and head. (VOY - YA novel: The Chance Factor)
Some Susuru on Okeanos were covered with thick armor plates similar to rhinoceros skin. (TOS novel: From the Depths)
Fury skin was wrinkled like that of a rhinoceros. (VOY - Invasion! novel: The Final Fury)
In 2249, James T. Kirk thought a stratotractor looked like a sleeping rhino. (TOS novel: Best Destiny)
In 2265, after Kirk charged without thinking, Gary Mitchell decided Kirk's middle name was "Rhinoceros". (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Constitution) Later, they couldn't remember from their recurring private joke whether it was "Rhinoceros", "Resourceful", or "Racquetball". (TOS - My Brother's Keeper novel: Enterprise)
In 2270, Piper thought an Argelian currbuck looked like a rhinoceros mixed with a Rigel IV mudpig. (TOS - Fortunes of War novel: Battlestations!)
Rafaele Buonarroti thought a creature she saw in 2319 looked like a combination of rhinoceros, porcupine, and spider. (TLE novel: One Constant Star)
In 2370, Jake Sisko encountered what he described as a gold-furred rhinoceros. (DS9 - YA novel: The Pet)
Jake thought Twhat had the physicality of a rhinoceros. (DS9 - YA novel: Space Camp)
In 2375, Kathryn Janeway felt that the Qavok warship Invincible looked like a ready-to-charge rhinoceros. (VOY novel: Death of a Neutron Star)
Types[]
- Drissana II rhinoceros (TOS novel: Allegiance in Exile)
- "Rhinoose" (TOS novel: No Time Like the Past)
- Screech rhino (DS9 novel: Second Skin)
- Sunda rhinoceros (TOS novel: Allegiance in Exile)
- White rhino (TNG episode: "New Ground")
Appendices[]
References[]
- TNG novelization: Encounter at Farpoint
- TOS novel: Assignment: Eternity
- TOS - New Earth novel: Challenger
- NF novel: Restoration
- VAN novel: Precipice
- ST - Myriad Universes - Shattered Light novella: The Tears of Eridanus
- VAN novel: What Judgments Come
- TOS - YA novel: The Assassination Game
External links[]
- Rhinoceros article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Rhinoceros article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.