These 25 free rhino coloring pages for kids follow Rory the Rhino through one day on the savanna, from his first morning smile to a sunset dance with his Mama. Every page is free to download and print, or to color right in your browser, with no sign-up needed.
Meet Rory the Rhino: a friendly rhino with a warm grey body, soft pink inner ears, a cream belly, light grey horns with a darker grey tip, and big round eyes that each have two white highlight dots. He always has exactly two horns, one big smooth curved horn on his nose and one smaller ringed horn on his forehead, and a gentle closed smile. As you color through the pages, watch him grow: he starts as a little Baby rhino, grows into a Young rhino, and ends the day as a tall Big Rory. Only his size, horn length and skin folds change.
Pick a page below to jump straight to it, or scroll through the whole story in order. You do not need a printer to enjoy these pages: tap Color Online under any picture to color it on your screen.
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| Page | Story moment | Stage | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. First Morning Smile | Rory the baby rhino wakes up smiling. | Baby | Simple |
| 2. Splashing in a Puddle | Rory splashes in a cool morning puddle. | Baby | Simple |
| 3. Sniffing a Yellow Flower | Rory sniffs a bright yellow flower. | Baby | Simple |
| 4. Munching Green Grass | Rory munches crunchy green grass happily. | Baby | Simple |
| 5. Rolling in Warm Mud | Rory rolls in the soft warm mud. | Baby | Medium |
| 6. Chasing a Blue Butterfly | Rory chases a fluttering blue butterfly. | Baby | Simple |
| 7. Napping Under the Acacia | Rory naps under a shady acacia tree. | Baby | Medium |
| 8. Peeking at a Buzzing Bee | Rory peeks at a tiny buzzing bee. | Baby | Simple |
| 9. Trotting Across the Savanna | Young Rory trots across the sunny savanna. | Young | Medium |
| 10. Racing His Shadow | Rory races his shadow down the hill. | Young | Medium |
| 11. Helping a Little Bird | Rory helps a little bird find seeds. | Young | Simple |
| 12. Drinking at the Water Hole | Rory drinks from a sparkling water hole. | Young | Medium |
| 13. Mama’s Hug Under the Stars | Mama rhino hugs Rory under the stars. | Young | Medium |
| 14. Hiding in Tall Grass | Rory hides behind tall swaying grass. | Young | Detailed |
| 15. Trumpeting Hello | Rory trumpets a happy hello to friends. | Young | Medium |
| 16. Balancing a Leaf on His Horn | Rory balances a leaf on his horn. | Young | Simple |
| 17. Watching Clouds Drift | Rory watches clouds drift across the sky. | Young | Medium |
| 18. Standing Tall in Golden Sunlight | Big Rory stands tall in golden sunlight. | Big | Medium |
| 19. Counting Six Flowers | Rory counts six flowers in the grass. | Big | Simple |
| 20. Stomping a Happy Rhythm | Rory stomps a happy rhythm on the ground. | Big | Medium |
| 21. Counting Five Birds | Rory counts five birds in the sky. | Big | Medium |
| 22. Sharing Shade with a Friend | Rory shares his shade with a friend. | Big | Medium |
| 23. Counting Four Mangoes | Rory counts four mangoes under the tree. | Big | Simple |
| 24. Counting Six Stars Beside the Moon | Rory counts six stars beside the moon. | Big | Simple |
| 25. Dancing at Sunset with Mama | Mama and Rory dance at sunset together. | Big | Medium |
How to use these rhino coloring pages
Jump to a stage: Baby (pages 1–8) · Young (9–17) · Big (18–25)
Choose a picture below, then tap Download to print it or Color Online to color it in your browser. Each page carries one line of Rory’s story, so reading the lines in order tells the whole tale.
Simple pages have large open shapes and few details. Medium pages have more objects and smaller spaces. Detailed pages are the busiest, with many small shapes.
Baby Rory (Pages 1–8): The First Morning on the Savanna
Baby Rory is the smallest Rory, with short horns and few skin folds. These first eight pages are his first morning: waking up smiling, splashing in a cool puddle, sniffing a yellow flower, munching green grass, rolling in warm mud, chasing a blue butterfly, napping under an acacia tree, and peeking at a tiny bee.
1. First Morning Smile
“Rory the baby rhino wakes up smiling.” Baby Rory faces the viewer, big head, two horns, gentle closed smile, morning sun in the top corner, small tuft of grass at his feet.
Difficulty: Simple (big head, few lines, two big shapes). Try this: Color the sun yellow and Rory’s body warm grey.
2. Splashing in a Puddle
“Rory splashes in a cool morning puddle.” Baby Rory in left profile lifts one front foot from a puddle as droplets fly.
Difficulty: Simple (big shapes, puddle and droplets are easy outlines). Try this: Color the splashing droplets light blue.
3. Sniffing a Yellow Flower
“Rory sniffs a bright yellow flower.” Baby Rory in right profile, full body, sniffs one tall flower with five petals at the right.
Difficulty: Simple (one flower, big open body). Try this: Color the flower yellow and the grass green.
4. Munching Green Grass
“Rory munches crunchy green grass happily.” Baby Rory in left profile bends his head down to munch grass tufts.
Difficulty: Simple (grass tufts and one big rhino). Try this: Color the grass bright green.
5. Rolling in Warm Mud
“Rory rolls in the soft warm mud.” Baby Rory lies on his back in a mud puddle, all four feet in the air, mud splashes around him.
Difficulty: Medium (rolling pose and wavy mud shapes take more care). Try this: Color the mud brown and Rory’s belly cream.
6. Chasing a Blue Butterfly
“Rory chases a fluttering blue butterfly.” Baby Rory faces the viewer mid-leap, one front foot lifted, chasing one butterfly above his head.
Difficulty: Simple (one butterfly, big shapes). Try this: Color the butterfly blue.
7. Napping Under the Acacia
“Rory naps under a shady acacia tree.” Baby Rory lies asleep under a flat-top acacia tree, eyes closed, gentle smile.
Difficulty: Medium (acacia canopy has many small leaf clusters). Try this: Color the tree leaves green and the trunk brown.
8. Peeking at a Buzzing Bee
“Rory peeks at a tiny buzzing bee.” Baby Rory in right profile looks at a small striped bee near his horn, a flower at the bottom corner.
Difficulty: Simple (bee and flower are small, rhino is one big shape). Try this: Color the bee yellow with black stripes.
Young Rory (Pages 9–17): Adventures Across the Savanna
Young Rory is a little bigger now, with longer horns and more skin folds. These nine pages take him further across the savanna: trotting in the sun, racing his shadow, helping a little bird, drinking at the water hole, Mama’s hug under the stars, hiding in tall grass, trumpeting hello, balancing a leaf on his horn, and watching clouds drift.
9. Trotting Across the Savanna
“Young Rory trots across the sunny savanna.” Young Rory in left profile trots with one front foot lifted, longer horns and more skin folds, sun above and a small acacia tree behind him.
Difficulty: Medium (longer horns, more skin folds, tree behind him). Try this: Color the sun yellow and the savanna grass green.
10. Racing His Shadow
“Rory races his shadow down the hill.” Young Rory in right profile runs mid-stride, his shadow a simple hollow rhino outline on the ground below.
Difficulty: Medium (running pose and shadow outline need care). Try this: Color the shadow light grey.
11. Helping a Little Bird
“Rory helps a little bird find seeds.” Young Rory faces the viewer, big head, with a small bird at his feet pecking at three seeds.
Difficulty: Simple (bird and seeds are small, rhino is one big shape). Try this: Color the little bird any color you like.
12. Drinking at the Water Hole
“Rory drinks from a sparkling water hole.” Young Rory in left profile lowers his head toward a small oval water hole with ripples.
Difficulty: Medium (lowered head and ripple rings take a steadier hand). Try this: Color the water light blue.
13. Mama’s Hug Under the Stars
“Mama rhino hugs Rory under the stars.” Rory stands small beside Mama, who is larger with long eyelashes and longer horns; six stars and a crescent moon fill the sky above them.
Difficulty: Medium (two rhinos to color, but both are big simple shapes). Try this: Color the stars yellow and the moon pale yellow.
14. Hiding in Tall Grass
“Rory hides behind tall swaying grass.” Young Rory faces the viewer, big head, framed by tall grass stalks with seed heads on both sides.
Difficulty: Detailed (many thin grass blades and seed heads, the most line-dense page in the book). Try this: Color the grass in two shades of green.
15. Trumpeting Hello
“Rory trumpets a happy hello to friends.” Young Rory faces the viewer in a full-body front view, mouth open in an empty dark hollow as he trumpets, sound waves near his head and three small birds in the sky.
Difficulty: Medium (open mouth and small birds add detail). Try this: Color the sound waves light grey.
16. Balancing a Leaf on His Horn
“Rory balances a leaf on his horn.” Young Rory in right profile balances one small sprig, a stem with two leaflets, on the tip of his big nose horn.
Difficulty: Simple (one big rhino and one small leaf). Try this: Color the leaf bright green.
17. Watching Clouds Drift
“Rory watches clouds drift across the sky.” Young Rory in left profile sits looking up at three soft clouds.
Difficulty: Medium (sitting pose with folded legs takes more care). Try this: Color the clouds pale blue.
Big Rory (Pages 18–25): Standing Tall and the Sunset Dance
Big Rory is the biggest Rory, with the longest horns and the fullest skin folds. These last eight pages are his proudest adventures: standing tall in golden sunlight, counting six flowers, stomping a happy rhythm, counting five birds, sharing his shade, counting four mangoes, counting six stars, and dancing at sunset with Mama.
18. Standing Tall in Golden Sunlight
“Big Rory stands tall in golden sunlight.” Big Rory in right profile stands tall, his longest horns and fullest skin folds on show, a big sun above and an acacia tree behind him.
Difficulty: Medium (longest horns and fullest folds need a steadier hand). Try this: Color the sun golden yellow.
19. Counting Six Flowers
“Rory counts six flowers in the grass.” Big Rory faces the viewer, big head, with exactly six flowers in a row along the bottom.
Difficulty: Simple (six identical flowers, big shapes). Try this: Count the six flowers, then color each one a different color.
20. Stomping a Happy Rhythm
“Rory stomps a happy rhythm on the ground.” Big Rory in left profile stomps mid-step with his front feet lifted and dust puffs at his feet, sun above and an acacia tree behind him.
Difficulty: Medium (stomping pose and dust puffs take more care). Try this: Color the dust puffs light brown.
21. Counting Five Birds
“Rory counts five birds in the sky.” Big Rory in right profile looks up at exactly five birds in the sky, sun above and an acacia tree behind him.
Difficulty: Medium (five small birds are the tricky part). Try this: Count the five birds, then color each one a different color.
22. Sharing Shade with a Friend
“Rory shares his shade with a friend.” Big Rory faces the viewer under a wide flat-top acacia tree, a small bird standing at the bottom corner.
Difficulty: Medium (wide tree canopy has many branches). Try this: Color the tree leaves green and the shade underneath light grey.
23. Counting Four Mangoes
“Rory counts four mangoes under the tree.” Big Rory in left profile stands over exactly four mangoes in a row at the bottom, each with a stem and one leaf.
Difficulty: Simple (four identical mangoes, big shapes). Try this: Count the four mangoes, then color them yellow and orange.
24. Counting Six Stars Beside the Moon
“Rory counts six stars beside the moon.” Big Rory in right profile looks up at exactly six stars and one crescent moon.
Difficulty: Simple (six stars and one moon, big shapes). Try this: Count the six stars, then color the moon pale yellow.
25. Dancing at Sunset with Mama
“Mama and Rory dance at sunset together.” Mama on the left and Rory on the right dance side by side facing the viewer, both with two horns, sun and two stars above.
Difficulty: Medium (two dancing rhinos, but both are big simple shapes). Try this: Color the sunset sun orange.
How to download, print, or color online
Download: tap the Download button under any picture to save the clean image file, then print it from your device on plain paper.
Color Online: tap the Color Online button under any picture to open it in the coloring tool in your browser. Pick a color, then tap inside a shape to fill it. The black outlines stay put, and you do not need a printer at all.
Both options are free, and neither one needs a sign-up.
Rory’s colors
Rory looks the same on every page, and his colors stay the same too:
- Warm grey body.
- Soft pink inner ears.
- Cream belly.
- Light grey horns with a darker grey tip.
- Green savanna grass.
- Big round eyes with two white highlight dots each.
- Gentle closed smile and exactly two horns.
Those are Rory’s colors in the book. Your child can follow them, or choose any colors they like. Rory grows through the book, but only his size, horn length and skin-fold definition change.
Rhino fun facts for curious kids
- A rhino’s horn is made of keratin, the same stuff as your fingernails.
- A group of rhinos is called a crash.
- Rhinos have poor eyesight, but a great sense of smell and hearing.
- Rhinos love rolling in mud. It cools them down and protects their skin from the sun and bugs.
- White rhinos are not white. Their name comes from the Dutch word weit, meaning wide, for their wide square lips.
- Rhinos can run up to 30 miles per hour, even though they weigh over a ton.
Creative ways to enjoy Rory’s rhino coloring story
- Read and color: read each page’s story line aloud before coloring its picture.
- Watch Rory grow: compare Rory on page 1 with Big Rory on page 18. Same rhino, much bigger, with longer horns and more skin folds.
- Count the details: count the six flowers on page 19, the five birds on page 21, the four mangoes on page 23, and the six stars on page 24.
- Choose a color palette: give Rory’s whole savanna day one color theme, from his warm grey body to the green grass.
- Tell the story back: ask your child to retell Rory’s day using the finished pages.
Talk about feelings while you color
Rory feels sleepy on his nap page, happy when he trumpets hello, and proud standing tall in the golden sunlight. While you color, ask: when do you feel sleepy? What makes you feel happy? What makes you feel proud? It is a good conversation starter for little ones.
Rhino coloring pages: questions
Are these rhino coloring pages free?
Yes. All 25 pages are free to download or color online, with no sign-up needed.
Do I need to sign up to download a page?
No. Tap Download under any picture to save the clean image file. No account, no email.
Can I color the pages online?
Yes. Tap Color Online under any picture to open it in the coloring tool in your browser. No printer needed.
Do I need a printer?
No. Every page can be colored online. If you do want to print, download the image and print it from your device.
What ages are these pages for?
Ages 3 to 8. Simple pages suit the youngest colorers, and Medium and Detailed pages give older kids more to color.
Do I have to follow Rory’s story in order?
You can, and it is the best way to enjoy the story, but every page also works on its own. Pick a favorite and start there.
Which pages include counting?
Four pages: page 19 has six flowers, page 21 has five birds, page 23 has four mangoes, and page 24 has six stars. Point to each one and count out loud as you color it.
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