Rhinoceros - Petra Lemonnier


Name:
Petra Lemonnier

Country:
Czech republic

Web:
http://lemonpetra.wixsite.com/petralemonnier/pictures

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Title:
Rhinoceros

Species:
Northern White Rhinoceros and Rhinoceros beetle

Description:
Sudan was the last male northern white rhinoceros who lived in the captivity in ZOO Dvůr Králové in the Czech republic and died in spring 2018 in the OI Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya .
In March 2018 there were only two more female rhinos of this subspecies left. Northern white rhinoceros is possibly extinct in the wild nature.
Rhinoceros beetles are proportionally the strongest animals on Earth. They can lift up to 850 times their own weight.
They became very popular in Japan in 1960-70's during the pet boom and they still are very popular among children and are living with people as a domestic insect/pet.

Category:
Nature illustration

Technique:
Pencil on paper, colored in Adobe Photoshop

Year:
2018