#freaks of nature

I need a virgin, and a plane ticket to Italy. NOW.

“There may be some basis to the legends concerning unicorns after all. A roe deer was discovered on a preserve near Florence, Italy sporting only one horn. This is not to say he lost a horn and has been wandering around looking a bit lopsided–the horn grows directly in the center of his head, adding a great deal of speculation as whether this rare creature could be the stuff from which fables grow.

One horned deer are uncommon but not unheard of, although the solitary horn is usually positioned on one side or another. It is believed this unusual occurrence may have been the result of early trauma or a genetic defect, but if there is one unicorn wandering around, perhaps there have been others.”

From Odee’s “10 strangest animals” http://www.oddee.com/item_98851.aspx

Sourced from
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/25097986/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/unicorn-deer-found-italian-preserve/#.UvrlM_sYvjZ

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1025793/The-horned-deer-solve-mystery-unicorn.html