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Unicorn
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.
"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.
itu basa inggrisnya. gw agak males artiin coz gampang n karena gw rasa udah banyak yg bisa basa inggris.
ni fotonya
http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/l...3r/unicorn.jpg
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Wew kok kaya kancil? Berati saya terpengaruh dongen2 klo unicorn itu kuda gagah....
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hah?rusa?kelainan genetik tanduknya kali...dan kebetulajn bentuknya kayak unicorn horn...
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kalo bahsa indonesianya "CACAD"
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wah tu rusa bukan unicorn kalee...
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i think this is not mythology like unicorn have........unicorn is horse that have one horn on the center of itshead...........and they have supernatural power.......
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paling itu cuman caca d tanduk kk... ayam kaki 1 juga ada kok kalo kek gt ak juga bisa panggil ayam itu unichicken
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yah. namanya juga dugaan. lagian kan rusa sama kuda kalo diliat siluetnya sekilas mirip.
Jadi bisa aja org yg pernah ngeliat unicorn itu salah. lagian arti unicorn artinya satu tanduk. g masalah kan kalo tubuhnya apa. kalo unicorn kaya di dongeng2 itu emang kuda katanya.
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Namanya aja cuman Unicorn yang ketauan cuman ada Uni nya = 1 kalo corn masa musti kuda berarti bentuknya bisa macem2 blum tentu bentuk nya kuda .....Yang pasti legendaris :p
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haha...masuk akal... tapi badak bercula satu kan juga bisa disebut unicorn kah??
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akakakka! yaudh lah! g usah diambil pusing kan! gw cuma ambil berita di yahoo kok.
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CIAKAKAKAKAKKK...
serius dikit looo
masa unicorn kae gt??
jelek amet???wkwkwkwk
lu dpt berita drmn ne??
jelek amet c...
mending ****** g dah....wkwkkw
(no offense lhow..)=]
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setau gw unicorn itu kuda de..
kok skrg jadi rusa.. aneh sekali,,
coba liat tanduknya ada yg aneh perasaan gw..
ga lurus tajem keatas tapi mala ke samping kanan..
