CLASSIC: Clara, The World's Most Famous Rhinoceros
Ridiculous History
iHeartPodcasts
4.2 • 4.7K Ratings
🗓️ 22 December 2025
⏱️ 46 minutes
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For centuries most people in Europe thought of rhinos as another form of mythical creature, like unicorns or griffins. However, this all changed when an enterprising sea captain brought a young, orphaned rhino named Clara back to his home country after his travels abroad. It's often said that fame can have a powerful effect on the average human being, but how does it affect rhinos? Join the guys and special guest Katie Goldin, host of the podcast Creature Feature, as they unravel the mystery.
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| 0:00.0 | And we're back with this week's classic episode. |
| 0:03.7 | I'm Ben. |
| 0:04.5 | You'll riddle me this. |
| 0:06.1 | What's the most famous rhinoceros you know? |
| 0:08.9 | Why, Clara, the world's most famous rhinoceros, Ben. |
| 0:11.7 | You know the answer to that. |
| 0:14.0 | Okay. |
| 0:14.7 | Well, I don't know. |
| 0:15.6 | I love the name Clara because it evokes images of like a dainty ballerina-esque figure. |
| 0:20.3 | I only say that because of Clara from the Nutcracker. |
| 0:24.1 | And the idea of maybe that's what they were going for |
| 0:26.1 | because the idea of a rhinoceros being a huge lumbering beast, |
| 0:29.7 | also being able to kind of tippy toe around and pirouet is a little funny. |
| 0:33.5 | Yeah, this is, this was a really interesting one for us. |
| 0:36.4 | Back in 2019, we learned the story of an enterprising, I'll say enterprising, |
| 0:44.0 | sea captain who got a hold of an orphaned rhino and made friends and took the rhino with him back home. |
| 0:53.8 | And we're doing this, by the way, with a special guest, our dear friend Katie Golden, |
| 0:59.7 | the host of the podcast, Creature Feature. |
| 1:02.6 | So let's jump right in and begin to unravel this history mystery. |
| 1:07.8 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
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| 1:16.7 | Ridiculous History is a production of IHeart Radio. Ridicrous History. Quick question for you. What's the most amazing animal that you have Welcome to the show Ridiculous Historians. |
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