Science: Unicorns are extinct...bummer

[Raph's Girl]

Yep! That's right folks!! Unicorns were very real! I say were because they apparantly went extinct some 29,000 years ago. They were more related to Rhino's than horses tho. But still...Unicorns!

Doing a bit of research it seems fossils were first discovered in 1808. But only now have they found a right nice preserved skull that shows when they went extinct (thru carbon dating and such).

This drawing of one is from 1920:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Elasmotherium1.jpg

http://www.sciencealert.com/a-fossilised-skull-has-revealed-when-the-last-siberian-unicorn-lived-on-earth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmotherium

[Powder]

Didn't know about these creatures, that's pretty rad.

[Netkeeper]

Whoa, I love this. Adds to list of favourite animals

[Candy Kappa]

The Gian Rhino is a very fascinating creature, and it's so interesting to see what animals might have inspired certain mythological creatures.

[ProactiveMan]

That is interesting. I heard someplace that the concept of a cyclops may have originated from elephant skulls. Their nasal cavity is so large, that it could be mistaken for a large eye socket, right in the center of the skull.