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Europeans went looking for unicorns as far away as South Africa, where they found the creature depicted in rock art paintings.
Discovery by colonists of ancient rock art caused imaginations to race.
The San people believed it to be the physical embodiment of a mythical god or spirit.
Researchers say the San people may have left out certain aspects of the story.
More information: David M. Witelson, Revisiting the South African Unicorn: Rock Art, Natural History and Colonial Misunderstandings of Indigenous Realities, Cambridge Archaeological Journal (2023). DOI: 10.1017/S0959774323000045 2023 Science X Network.
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