Do unicorns exist?

bballachick96

No they are just a myth. Aug 04 06, 11:11 AM

zbeckabee

This real unicorn, whose full scientific designation in Latin is Elasmotherium sibiricum Fischer 25, was a species of rhinoceros. Bjorn Kurtén described the Elasmotherium as "a truly gigantic animal, far larger than any living rhinoceros. It had no nose horn, but instead an immense horn on the forehead: it grew to a length of two metres. This animal was thus a veritable unicorn." (Kurtén, 1968, p. 145). During the late Pleistocene era the existance of the Elasmotherium and Homo Sapiens overlapped for centuries. It is believed that early encounters with this amazing creature were the basis of stories about the great unicorn. Over time these memories became legends which faded into myth. It is believed that Mediaeval European ideas about the unicorn were ultimately inspired by the mythic Chinese unicorn zhi. http://www.wingsofspirit.co.uk/uni2.html Aug 04 06, 11:24 AM

yumchicken

No. Unicorns are horses that have a horn on their head and can fly. These are mythical creatures. Some people believe in them, but they're not real. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorns Aug 04 06, 5:01 PM

sancho_pft

Travellers bringing back supposed "unicorn horns" as proof of their existence, were, in fact, showing narwhal tusks. Aug 05 06, 8:15 AM

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