Our third featured "Honorary Unicorn" is the rare single-antlered roe deer. In 2008, Italian researchers reported the birth of a single-antlered deer. This young, male deer has a genetic abnormality that produced one antler, instead of the normal two. Interestingly, the antler is also located in the center of his head, resembling a unicorn! Some historians argue that this rare genetic occurrence in deer may be the origin of the unicorn myth!
Image courtesy of discovery.com
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