Karl Shuker has recently put up a post on an ancient cryptoid: the Hercynian Unicorn. KS, always interesting, quotes the work of a German author Markus Bühler whose work I’ve not read, suggesting that we are dealing with a ‘freak deer’ across the Rhine. However, before conjuring up abberant creatures to explain curious antique references, it is worth going back to the original text…

read more -Caesar and a German Unicorn? – Beachcombing’s Bizarre History Blog.