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For centuries, unicorns have inspired, enchanted and eluded humanity. The beast appears in the Old Testament and there was a brisk trade in unicorn parts in medieval times, with travellers regularly reporting sightings into the modern era. But by the early twentieth century scientists had conceded that the unicorn never…
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This is a delightful look at how people have searched for unicorns across the centuries. While he starts with a smaller review of the literature of unicorns than Shepard, he shows how early scientists hunted for evidence of unicorns, and what they encountered in that search. Lavers also looks at how herders have created unicorns from cows and sheep in different cultures.
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