Single-horned "Unicorn" deer born in Italy

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080611/ap_on_fe_st/italy_unicorn
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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. (more at link)
 

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