' The video was filmed in the village of Ratnagar in southern Nepal. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Greater one-horned rhinos live in north-eastern India and southern Nepal, but poaching and habitat loss mean that there are now only around 3,700 left. Luckily for the dog, all five species of rhinos are herbivores, eating mainly vegetation. So it wasn't ever in danger of being eaten – though being sat on definitely wouldn't have been fun either. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk. For more stories like this, check our news page.){kind=link}
NEWS… BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT
How would you react if you were having a peaceful snooze in the sunshine, then suddenly awoke to being nudged by a gigantic rhino?
Probably in a similar way to this dog, who leaped up as if it had been poked with a firework.
It sprinted off down the road, while the rhino seemed unfazed and continued to quietly walk along.
Footage of the encounter went viral after it was shared on Twitter yesterday by Indian Forest Service officer Susanta Nanda.