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| 'Unicorn' found in Tuscany wildlife park |
| 2008-06-12 |
| Pic at link. An animal expert in Italy is claiming to have found proof of the existence of unicorns after he stumbled upon a young roe deer with a single horn growing from the centre of its forehead. The 10-month old animal is part of a herd of deer that are otherwise equipped with two antlers at the Prato natural science centre in Tuscany. ''It's proof that the mythical unicorn celebrated in iconography and legends was probably not just a fantastic creature but a real animal: a deer or other species with an anomaly similar to that of our deer,'' said the centre's director Gilberto Tozzi. Unicorns have been a fixture in mythology and art since pre-Roman times, often said to be solitary creature unless accompanied by a maiden, with horns that can be used to cure poisonings. Christian writers promoted unicorns as symbols of Christ. Marco Polo claimed to have spotted a unicorn on his travels, but from his description of an "ugly" animal wallowing in mud, it is believed he had stumbled upon a rhino. Tozzi said his "unicorn" was shy. "Our "Don't look at me!" The mother of the unusual deer was brought to the centre a few years ago after being hit and injured by a car in Italy's Apennine mountains. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #3 I note his mother was injured, doesn't say if injured during pregnancy or not. Could account for this as a birth defect. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-06-12 14:14 |
| #2 The ark started moving, it drifted with the tide The unicorns looked up from the rocks and they cried And the waters came down and sort of floated them away That's why you never see unicorns to this very day You'll see green alligators and long-necked geese Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees Some cats and rats and elephants, but sure as you're born You're never gonna see no unicorns |
| Posted by: Mike 2008-06-12 14:12 |
| #1 Oh good, I need some dried unicorn spleen to fix my magic wand and crystal ball, it's been on back order for four thousand years. |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-06-12 10:13 |