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A deer with a single horn in the center of its head — much like the fabled, mythical unicorn — has been spotted in a nature preserve in Italy, park officials said. So...who's going to be the first to shoot and mount it?

The 1-year-old Roe Deer — nicknamed "Unicorn" (how inventive) — was born in captivity in the research center's park in the Tuscan town of Prato, near Florence. He is believed to have been born with a genetic flaw; his twin has two horns. Yeah, that qualifies as a flaw. Calling it the first time they have seen such a case, officials said such anomalies among deer may have inspired the myth of the unicorn. Ya think?

"This shows that even in past times, there could have been animals with this anomaly...it's not like they dreamed it up." Single-horned deer are rare but not unheard of — but even more unusual is the central positioning of the horn, experts said. "Generally, the horn is on one side (of the head) rather than being at the center. This looks like a complex case," said the scientific director of Rome's zoo. He said the position of the horn could also be the result of a trauma early in the animal's life. Other mammals are believed to contribute to the myth of the unicorn, including the narwhal, a whale with a long, spiraling tusk.

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