Stars can be not only people, but also animals. For example, rhinos. And we will talk about the famous female rhino, whose name was Clara. She with her "appearances" traveled almost the whole of Europe. Few tourists are able to boast of such an achievement.
For a long time, only travelers knew about the existence of rhinos in Europe. Other residents of the Old World were content with stories and sketches. They could represent strange animals only in their fantasies.
For the first time they wanted to demonstrate a rhino to Europeans in the distant 1515. The Portuguese planned to do this. They brought the animal to Lisbon. However, then a storm began and the ship, along with the crew and the outlandish passenger, sank. Travelers did not reach Rome.
To make people understand what rhinos look like, artists tried to depict the animal on paper. They did this according to stories from travelers. For several years, Europeans could see rhinos only in pictures.
They tried to show the animals several times. But all attempts were unsuccessful. Some died from unknown diseases, others were killed due to too violent nature.
