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'Unicorn' deer is found in Italian preserve
Topic Started: Jun 12 2008, 06:19 PM (430 Views)
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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.

"This is fantasy becoming reality," Gilberto Tozzi, director of the Center of Natural Sciences in Prato, told The Associated Press. "The unicorn has always been a mythological animal."

The 1-year-old Roe Deer — nicknamed "Unicorn" — was born in captivity in the research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence, Tozzi said.

He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns.

Calling it the first time he has seen such a case, Tozzi said such anomalies among deer may have inspired the myth of the unicorn.

The unicorn, a horse-like creature with magical healing powers, has appeared in legends and stories throughout history, from ancient and medieval texts to the adventures of Harry Potter.


"This shows that even in past times, there could have been animals with this anomaly," he said by telephone. "It's not like they dreamed it up."

Single-horned deer are rare but not unheard of — but even more unusual is the central positioning of the horn, experts said.

"Generally, the horn is on one side (of the head) rather than being at the center. This looks like a complex case," said Fulvio Fraticelli, scientific director of Rome's zoo. He said the position of the horn could also be the result of a trauma early in the animal's life.

Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.

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I thought I posted this before? Oh well ....I saw this article and it just seems that it's a birth defect on this deer...Don't think it has anything to do with a unicorn :lmao:
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What a little cutey.
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yeah little fawns are always cute. I like to watch them when they "try" to run with the rest of the herd and keep up. Stumbling around :lmao: Very cute.
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Aww.. so cute lol.
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See what you can do with a stick and some super glue!! That would be a fun summer camp craft project right there!! It takes care of two things at once!! It gets them close to nature and they learn how to carve and whittle!!! Sign me up!! hehehehe!!
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Mystertikal and I just saw a mother deer and her two little fawns trying to cross the road. We sat there waiting for the two little ones to get across the road but unlike their mother who could jump the guard rail the little ones just couldn't get that high so they were walking up the two lane road. We kept edging our way up behind them to get them off the road before they could get hit and the one took a stand and darted under the guard rail, while the other one walked farther up the road to where the guard rail had disappeared then we watched it jumping through the high grass like an antelope...So cute...they must have only been like a month or two old...they had their spots....tiny little critters. but soooo cute.
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Oooooh how cute! I wonder why his twin didn't have the same though?
Does a fallen angel deserve a second chance? You decide
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