Rhinobra
The Missing Remaining White Rhinos
The White Rhino is believed to be on the brink of extinction. In April 2003 there were 30 rhinos. In 2006 there were only 4 confirmed animals but worryingly, recent fieldwork in 2008 has so far failed to find any presence of these four remaining White Rhinos. Could it be they are disguising themselves as common Zebra to avoid poachers? On the face of it a humorous image but in reality, another depressing effect man has had on the natural world.
This t-shirt has been designed to be printed black on black, so be brave and choose the black tee option, it will print like this:
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yanmos
love the title. on the black tee looks really great!
rubyred replied
Hey Yannis. It’s a funny title but a really sad story. Thanks for taking a look ;)
Cathie Tranent
Oh. And we always worry about man’s inhumanity to man. Not to worry – seems we’re sharing the love after all.
rubyred replied
Thanks Cathie. We’re capable of descimating any living beings if we put our minds to it :(
yanmos
yes, i just read the article in wikipedia.
Chanel2
Sad to read.
Awesome design.
hikickry
yet another reminder of the despicable nature of some human beings, we are probably unique in that we can be ashamed of our race…..well, some of us.
Midori Furze
It is a sad story….
Great design!!
Love it!!
PixelProtest
strong concept, excellent work
rubyred replied
Thanks PixelP, glad you think so
ecojunki
Stunning!
ToastedGhost
Very Clever Concept
Love it!
graphos
haha like it
Rookie
That is wicked! Big fan….
Zack Nichols
Original concept – very well executed. I love it when art makes me laugh.
Dylan DeLosAng...
What a fun design, well done!
rubyred replied
Cheers Dylan, I’m glad you think so!
sjem ©
Yeah it’s a great t-shirt and all but this is AMAZING
rubyred replied
That is awesome, but not pink is not her colour. I might design a giraffe hoody along the same lines. ;)
Dayonda
Congratulations for having your image featured on the Red Bubble home page! 11 July 2008
Very good message, and really funny aside from the horrible fact that they’re apparently gone.
raae
A friend was in Mexico last year, and saw a sign that said ‘Zebra rides two pesos’ next to a couple of donkeys with crude black stripes painted over them. The description of this just reminded me and i chuckled.
rubyred replied
Those donkeys are famous. They go right back to the early days of photography when they didn’t show up too well in pictures for tourists, the owners painted them with stripes. Something like that anyway, I read it somewhere.
Francesco van ...
Great concept, but such a sad story.
rubyred replied
Thanks Francesco, you’re right, it’s a lighthearted look at a sad problem.
Care
well…that ’s a good way to highlight the plight of the white rhino…poor things….great shirt… : )
Diesel Laws
this is such an awesome design. Cant believe it wasn’t on my favourites already!
rubyred replied
Cheers DL! ;)
Xirod
this is awesome, good work
BOBBYBABE
you have some great ideas!
rubyred replied
Thanks Bobby, I’m glad you think so ;)
metronomad
Yay. fabulous!
Carmen Cilliers
Wonderful design… but you are right, there are some seriously depressing stats out there. Quite disgusting when you think it’s all for a horn that does no good to anyone except the rhino.
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On a happier note though, I am glad to have stumbled across your work. Now let me go add you to my watchlist.
: )
brettus
Dude, that’s not rhinobra, it’s a zebrocerous . . . I know, cos I have a pet one!
rubyred replied
Haha, I hope it’s easier to look after than our pet T-Rex ;)
rain-dogs
Hi Rubyred…great concept still cant work out if its a black rhinobra with white stripes or a white rhinobra with black stripes…its messing with my head…cheers
zimwilder
hey dude wr are u sayin that there are so fe rhino? im from zimbabwe and we have a reasonably healthy population of black and white rhino over hear. i assume u are referring to a particular area…....???? but i dig ur design… its cool as.
rubyred replied
Hey zimwilder thanks for the comment. It appears the Northern White Rhino is close to extinction (link here about record levels of Rhino population) Pleased you like the design :)
Bradley John H...
Latest research suggests that the northern white rhino is now extintc. The southern white rhino is believed to around 1700. Very sad
rubyred replied
Maybe one day we’ll learn our lesson, but sadly, it’ll be too late for many species I fear.
Bekyy93 less than a minute ago
haha love your work.. this is really cool!!!