philipwomack:

An excellent study into the real animals that make up our notion of the “unicorn.” Yes, there are real unicorns - but not as we know them. Lavers’ book is well-written and absorbing, explaining convincingly how the narwhal, the okapi and even the orangutang - let alone some deities and Zoroastrianism - make up the animal we revere over all else.

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