You Can Now Buy the Infamous Mechanical Rhino From Ace Ventura When Nature Calls

If you grew up watching 90s comedies, there’s a good chance one particular movie scene still lives rent-free in your brain. It’s the moment where Jim Carrey’s Ace Ventura crawls out of the backside of a fake rhinoceros in front of a horrified safari family. That 10-foot prop rhino is now up for auction, and it could be yours for a surprisingly low price.

• The mechanical butt birth rhino from the 1995 film Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls is being sold through Propstore Auction with bidding ending March 25, 2026.
• The prop measures over 10 feet long, is made from fiberglass and foam, and originally came from the Planet Hollywood collection.
• Bidding started at $2,000, with the final price expected to land somewhere between $4,000 and $8,000.

The Scene That Launched a Thousand Memes

In Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls, the 1995 sequel to Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, the pet detective is sent to Africa to track down a missing sacred bat. During his investigation, Ace uses the mechanical rhino to spy on a suspect. But things go sideways when his cooling fan breaks down, and the African heat turns his hiding spot into an oven.

Trapped inside, he has to find another way to escape, poking a hole in the back of the rhino and climbing out of its butt in front of a horrified family on a safari tour. The result? One of the most quoted, rewatched, and memed movie moments of the entire decade. Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls was a box office hit, raking in over $212 million, and that rhino scene became one of the most recognized comedy bits of the 1990s.

What Exactly Are You Bidding On?

The actual full-size prop measures over 10 feet from tip to tail and was built for exterior shots of the giant mammal. The rhino is constructed from fiberglass with hard-coated Styrofoam legs, and it features a removable latex sheet backside, foam latex tail, and a side hatch door with hydraulic hinges. It’s also got a padded interior chair, so yes, you can technically sit inside this thing.

It originates from Planet Hollywood, where it was displayed for years before making its way to the auction block. Propstore noted in the listing that distinctive patterning on the bolts and the placement of holes drilled into the top of the hatch door screen-match the prop to the moment Ace climbs out of the rhino’s rear in the film. So there’s no question about authenticity here.

That said, the prop still carries the battle scars of production, including chipped paint, surface grime, and some stiffening in the foam latex tail. The prop has no articulation whatsoever. The neck does not move, nor do the legs. The latex “butt skin” has been replaced since filming because the original tore, which honestly adds to the charm.

The Price Tag and Auction Details

Bidding opened at $2,000, with Propstore estimating the final sale price will land between $4,000 and $8,000. For a full-size, screen-matched Ace Ventura rhino prop from a film that made over $200 million at the box office, that number has turned a lot of heads in the collecting world. Bidding on the prop had reached $5,500 as of early afternoon on Thursday, March 5.

The rhino is heading to the Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction in Los Angeles, Spring 2026. Bidding ends March 25, 2026, during the live auction event, so interested buyers still have time to get in on the action. This particular sale is part of Propstore’s broader spring auction, which features a wide range of movie and TV memorabilia from beloved films.

There are some practical concerns worth mentioning, though. The prop measures roughly 128 inches long and around 80 inches tall. That’s a lot of rhino to fit through your front door. Shipping arrangements will need to be worked out with the auction house. And while sitting inside it would make for an incredible photo op, do not attempt to recreate the scene by crawling out of the butt. It looks like the rear end may give way.

A Piece of 90s Comedy That Still Gets Laughs

After the massive success of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, When Nature Calls proved an even bigger hit, earning more than $212 million at the global box office as well as an MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance for Carrey. The butt birth scene became a cultural touchstone, and three decades later, it still makes people laugh.

Whether you’re a movie prop collector, a Jim Carrey superfan, or someone with a big enough garage and a great sense of humor, this auction is a rare shot at owning something truly one of a kind. Bidding is still open, the price is still reasonable, and the bragging rights? Those are priceless.