Deer With Rare 'Unicorn' Horn Spotted In Italy

June 12, 2008

"ROME — A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said Wednesday...."

(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,365629,00.html)

Christie Anna says: I love it! A real-life unicorn? Come on, how could you not love this story? Unicorns have always been one of my favorite mythological creatures. I am fascinated by theories on where the idea of them originally came from, and here we are - a possible explanation. Someone sees a deer with a genetic anomaly resulting in a single horn in the center of its head, spreads the news, suddenly there's a huge hunt on for the unique creature, rumors spread, years pass, details change...a few decades later, voila, we have a unicorn. Okay, so maybe that's not a very realistic version of the theory, but you get the idea. If this were seen way back when, it could be unique enough to be worth something, and people are kind of notorious for exaggerating stories. This just gives a whole new perspective, and I find that absolutely fascinating. A possible beginning for the unicorn myth.

....Unless, perhaps, unicorns are real and the entire theory that a one-horned deer sparked the fable is complete BS from disbelieving science folk desperately trying to explain the unexplainable. Who knows. Either way, it's a cute little deer, isn't it? I'd totally adopt it as a pet if I could.

Thanks to Kevin for the link!