2022-18 Rhino Sight
The other day a close friend of mine shared a story about when he visited Africa and experienced his first rhinoceros sighting in the wild.
Some facts about rhinoceros
They are huge!
White rhinos can weigh over 3 tons.
They are called bulls and cows.
Females are called “Cows”
Males are called “Bulls”
Baby’s are called “Calves”
Rhino horns are made out of the same stuff your fingernails and hair is made of.
This stuff is called Keratin. It’s also the same stuff rattlesnake rattles are made of.
They love mud.
Rhinos can often be seen rolling around in mud, giving themselves a protective 'mud coat’ to keep them cool, stop insects biting and get rid of any parasites.
Rhino’s have poor eyesight
Their eyesight is not great. They are unable to see a motionless person at a distance of 30m. They rely heavily on their sense of smell.
Lets focus on the eyesight of this magnificent creature. I’m reminded of Jurassic Park when the massive T-Rex breaks out of its containment and Dr. Grant is the only one who knows what to do… “Don’t move, it’s vision is based on movement.” I’ve always been amazed at the knowledge of Dr Grant… How did he know that! These things have been extinct for millions of years. Anyway, back to Rhinos. Just like the massive T-Rex in the movie, if a Rhino focuses on you, it will do everything and anything in its power to run you down. It gets laser focused.
Sometimes we need to be laser focused with things that pop up in our lives. I know that with me personally, there are times that I need to be laser focused on a project at work because there is a deadline coming up that I can not be late on. There are times that we need to focus 100% on a piece of homework that is due the next morning. There are also times that we focus on the wrong things at the wrong time that eventually causes us to miss out on the more important items.
Let us do our best to focus on the right projects at the right time as we strive to be thrifty with our time.