| “ | Must you always whistle the same tune?! | „ |
| ~ Ronald, getting annoyed by the Tic Tic Bird's whistling. |
Ronald
Ronald the Rhino is a rhinoceros who lives in Africa.
Physical Appearance
Ronald has gray colors to resemble that of a black rhinoceros. Unlike his real-life counterpart, Ronald has no visible nostrils. As a common characteristic of all pachyderms in the series, Ronald has wrinkles on each of his four legs.
Personality
Ronald shows a very helpful personality with other animals all across Africa, including Zed, Nelson, and others. Located on his back is the Tic Tic Bird, an oxpecker who serves as Ronald's companion, often helping him consume the ticks off of Ronald's back to help him feel comfortable. Most occasions would often show Ronald having the Tic Tic Bird on his back - especially when he appears in scenes with crowds.
In spite of his friendly personality, Ronald has an interest in smashing boulders thanks to his mighty horn particularly in areas full of boulders (specifically the mountain area which is filled with lots of boulders). This is often used as a favorite hobby of his whenever he is at the territory full of rock formations.
Throughout Ronald's relationship with his love interest Rosie during a story centered on him and the latter, the former attempted to attract her to help her love him, but several attempts resulted in a failure, causing Rosie to become disgusted by most of Ronald's attempts. However, with Ronald in danger, Rosie even helped save him when he was stuck in a river thanks to her own Tic Tic Bird who helped save Ronald from danger, causing Ronald to finally fall in love with Rosie.
Appearances
Season 1
- The Story of Zed the Zebra (first appearance)
- The Story of Herbert the Warthog (no lines)
- The Story of the Juicy Fruit Tree
- The Story of Ronald and the Tic Tic Bird
- The Story of Audrey's Egg
- The Story of Gary the Dromedary
- The Story of Esmeralda the Snake
- The Story of Eddie's Big Adventure
Season 2
- The Story of Reginald's Big Sleep
- The Story of the Dawn Chorus
- The Story of Kevin's Magic Trick (unheard cheers only)
- The Story of Alan the Aardvark (no lines)
- The Story of the Important Visitor
- The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup (one speaking line only)
- The Story of Cousin Chuckles
- The Story of Victor the Crocodile
- The Story of Herbert's Peaceful Day (no lines)
Season 3
- The Story of Georgina, Queen of Fashion
- The Story of Lily's Little Brother
- The Story of Toby's New House
- The Story of Ronald's Swimming Lesson
- The Story of Zed the Hero of Africa
Season 4
- The Story of Zed's Really Helpful Mood
- The Story of the End of the Rainy Season Clean
- The Story of a Long Night in the Jungle
- The Story of Reginald's New Look
Books
Other Appearances
- 64 Zoo Lane Theme Song (no lines)
Gallery
Animation
Trivia
- Ronald stated that he and other rhinos make bashing noises. In real life, the sound what a rhinoceros makes is a grunt.
- He is based on an African black rhinoceros, .However, in real life, rhinos that live in Africa have two horns unlike Ronald who has one horn.
- Both, Ronald and Rosie took the role of Romeo and Juliet in Episode 37. If one counted William, then this would be another reference to Shakespeare.
- Despite being able to swim, deeper water is too heavy for a rhino to swim in real life.
- His name and appearance may be an allusion to "James and the Giant Peach", a novel by Roald Dahl. His appearance is alluded with a giant rhino who ate James's parents. "Ronald" also comes from "Roald Dahl", the author of the novel.
- His first appearance was actually in Episode 7, despite being shown in the opening song. He is seen dancing with the other animals alongside Kevin after Kevin saved Toby and Doris from Victor.