Italy *IS* Magical and we have the unicorn to prove it
I always knew Italy was a special place, but I didn’t realize how special until yesterday.
“What is that?” You ask.
Why, it is a unicorn.
They *do* exist … they *do* exist … and all of the times your 3-year old daughter said she saw one were true.
This rare animal, who has been so creatively named “Unicorn,” was recently spotted in a nature preserve in Prato, Italy. Scientists believe the deer unicorn is a result of a birth defect, but the unique center position of the horn is what is causing all of the commotion.
What would you do if you were wondering in the woods and found a unicorn? What do you think Italian and world scientists will do? What should they do?
PS: I just realized today is Friday the 13th … even more intriguing, non?
On another note, there’s nothing like good ole fashioned American Mac and Cheese - especially when you get to make it with your mamma, like Michelle did for today’s edition of La Buona Cucina Americana.
20 responses to “Italy *IS* Magical and we have the unicorn to prove it”
June 13th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Sadly, some creep will probably try to turn this lovely creature into a trophy. Where some people see magic, others see a buck ($) or 15 minutes of fame. Perhaps I am being just a bit too cynical this morning, but I almost wish this story had never made the papers and the little unicorn could just be left in peace.
June 13th, 2008 at 10:50 am
Maybe they’ll breed it then release the fourth generation? Of course, the books all had it wrong. The unicorns were always white.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:41 am
Oh, JoAnne. I hope you are wrong. That would be a tragedy!
I agree, Judith! I was sure I was gonna read that story and see a picture of WHITE unicorn … well, this guy IS in Italy, maybe he’s been to the beaches!!
June 13th, 2008 at 11:42 am
Hi cherrye just discovered your blog. I’m at the other end of Italy. I’ve linked to you, can you do the same on my blog http://www.italyexpat.blogspot.com
enjoying your posts.
I’ll stumble this Donna
June 13th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
ha! I read about this yesterday. So funny.
June 13th, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I saw this is the paper yesterday and was just happy as you seem to know there is at least one, real live unicorn out there! And in Italy too.
June 13th, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Oh gia….it is Friday the 13th. Strange. Well I think it is fabulous looking Unicorn, if u believe, then there they are….:)
June 13th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Very cool. Let’s hope it doesn’t end up on someone’s dinner table.
June 13th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
i always knew it was true!!!!
June 13th, 2008 at 8:45 pm
awww, he’s so cute! I hope the scientists let him be…so that he can go on doing magical things
June 14th, 2008 at 8:26 am
It is done, Donna! Welcome!!
Isnt that funny, Erin. I am glad you saw it in America. My mother didn’t believe me.
I KNOW, Leanne. Right??
I believe, Katie … I believe!
Oh, I know, Running …
THAT would be a disaster!
Me, too, QdB!
Eryn, I do, too. Lets HOPE.
June 14th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
I saw that in the paper yesterday too! We can check that off the list…. now we need to find an umpalumpa.
June 14th, 2008 at 5:25 pm
An Italian Unicorn! I love it!!
June 15th, 2008 at 9:34 am
I still think someone should *borrow* it for the day and bring it over to Bevagna for the Mercato delle Gaite. Unicorn deer, ok cool (yawn). Unicorn deer kidnapped and found in Bevagna - where’s Xena when you need her? That oughtta one-up the disappearing garden gnomes!
June 16th, 2008 at 8:55 am
Joe! LOL - my mom said we needed a mermaid!
I do, too, Rhea! I do, too!
LOL, Rowena. Nothing to say to that! lol
June 16th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
But, do you have Big Foot in Italy? Remember, we found prints in our “back yard.”
Marmie
June 16th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I love that!! Too funny. I saw that picture on tv this weekend and nearly pee’d my pants.
June 17th, 2008 at 3:22 pm
I have not seen Big Foot prints here in Italy, Mom, but I would definitely RUN if I did. Yes, I remember those pictures from the Big Thicket … scary!
Glad I wasn’t standing there when you saw it, Brooke! lol
June 18th, 2008 at 1:04 am
That little deer is too cute!
Always enjoy your LT posts.
June 18th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
[...] Who says genetic flaws are inherently bad? This baby deer found in a park in Tuscany would be just one of the crowd if not for its genetic mutation - instead of two horns, this little fellow has one. And it’s smack dab in the center of its forehead, making it - sort of - a real-life unicorn. [...]
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