Komodo rhino

The komodo rhino is an animal from the Fire Nation, bred as a beast of burden, for war and civilian purposes, and for its meat in komodo sausages.
== History ==
The komodo rhino was first domesticated by the Fire Nation during the Pho Zel Dynasty.Avatar Extras for "The Warriors of Kyoshi" on Nicktoons Network.
During the Hundred Year War, the Fire Nation used these creatures as cavalry mounts or as beasts of burden, often decorating them in red. Komodo rhinos have been used in almost every Fire Nation military operation, such as the Siege of the North and the invasion of the Fire Nation, although they were most prominently used by the Rough Rhinos. Because of their widespread use by the Fire Nation Army, Fire Nation boot camps had an exercise designed to train new recruits in how to mount and ride a komodo rhino.
== Anatomy ==
The komodo rhino has a thick, "tough as steel" hide, Archived from the original on July 2, 2011. which serves as natural protection for its body. Three large, curved horns dominate its face; two curving down from its forehead and one curving upward from its snout.
The creature's mouth and jaw structure look somewhat reptilian, but the small ears on either side of its head are mammalian. Its torso resembles that of a rhinoceros but ends in a long, lizard-like tail. The rhino's feet are short, muscular, and clawed.
== Connection ==
The komodo rhino resembles both of its namesakes, the Komodo dragon and the rhinoceros, as well as the ceratopsid dinosaurs, a group that includes Triceratops, Styracosaurus, and Chasmosaurus. The horn configuration of the komodo rhino is based on that of the rhinoceros beetles.Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Art of the Animated Series, page 82. It also resembles the real-life cryptid, Emela-Ntouka, with the only difference being that Emela-Ntouka is described as having only one horn.
== Trivia ==
* There is a Fire Nation stuffed animal made in the komodo rhino's likeness.
* Akin to mechanical bulls, a mechanical komodo rhino was available for use at a bar in the Fire Nation.
* The s shown in the film do not possess horns like their animated counterparts.
* After the Hundred Year War, a pro-bending team named itself the Kolau Komodo Rhinos.
== References ==
== See also ==
* Fauna in the World of Avatar
* in 
* Military of the Fire Nation
* Transportation in the World of Avatar
== External links ==
* Komodo dragon
* Rhinoceros
* Ceratopsidae
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