Unicorn deer killed- Unicorn has been famous in the ancient folklore that is described as a creature resembling like a horse with a spiraling horn coming out from its forehead. But today, unicorns don't exist.
However, in August, a hunter discovered an uncanny happening in Celje, Slovenia when he shot a roe deer. To his surprise, the deer appeared to be a unicorn deer killed by the hunter.
Others claim that the deformity is caused by an injury. A scientist by the name of Bostjan Pokorny, assistant director of the Ecological Research Institute Erico Velenje, told National Geographic that the unicorn deer killed in Slovenia is a rare case and it was the first time he has ever seen.
Pokorny explained that the unicorn deer killed had unusual two antlers that grew as one. It is typical to see a deer having one antler, but the Slovenian hunter discovery is different.
The National Geographic reported last Nov. 12 that the unicorn deer killed is a real-life unicorn. The reports also states that the roe deer's two antlers grew as one, a unicorn-like protrusion.
It was very improbable that the unicorn deer killed by the hunter was chosen by the hunter because of its deformity. Pokorny added the roe deer was chosen by the hunter because of its age and the appearance of one antler.
"The cells that actually make the antler grow, they're some of the most amazing cells known to man," told Kip Adams, certified wildlife biologist and director of education and outreach for the Quality Deer Management Association, based in the U.S. state of Georgia.
Pokorny also noted that the unicorn deer killed was believed to be healthy because its weight has exceeded the normal and that it already reached its mature age.
Late in October, another unicorn deer was killed by a female hunter, Amy Calkins near Mt. Spokane. Like the previous hunter, she was really astounded when she learned what she had shot.
Calkins actually killed a doe with a one horn protruding from the middle of its head. Curious of what she had seen, she made her own research and found out that the cause of the abnormality is hormonal imbalance.
Calkins felt really lucky with her discovery, and she reported no one even within her friends had seen such a rare unicorn deer.
