'Siberian unicorn' walked Earth with humans

BBC ^ | 11/27/2018 | By Helen Briggs

[Red Badger]

A giant rhino that may have been the origin of the unicorn myth survived until at least 39,000 years ago - much longer than previously thought.

Known as the Siberian unicorn, the animal had a long horn on its nose, and roamed the grasslands of Eurasia.

New evidence shows the hefty beast may have eventually died out because it was such a picky eater.

Scientists say knowing more about the animal's extinction could help save the remaining rhinos on the planet.

Rhinos are in particular danger of extinction because they are very picky about their habitat, said Prof Adrian Lister of the Natural History Museum, London, who led the study.

"Any change in their environment is a danger for them," he told BBC News. "And, of course, what we've also learned from the fossil record is that once a species is gone, that's it, it's gone for good."

Weighing in at a mighty four tonnes, with an extraordinary single horn on its head, the "Siberian unicorn", shared the earth with early modern humans up until at least 39,000 years ago.

What do we know about the ancient rhino?

The rhino, Elasmotherium sibericum, was thought to have become extinct between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago.

By radiocarbon-dating a total of 23 specimens, researchers found the Ice Age giant in fact survived in Eastern Europe and Central Asia until at least 39,000 years ago.

They also isolated DNA from the ancient rhino for the first time, showing it split from the modern group of rhinos about 40 million years ago.

The extinction of the Siberian unicorn marks the end point of an entire group of rhinos. Why might it have gone extinct?

The study also involved examining the animals' teeth, confirming they grazed on tough, dry grasses.

[Red Badger]

It was a Horny Buffalo.....................

[KSCITYBOY]

Btt

[Red Badger]

You should photoshop them into the new Mars picture..................

[Bratch]

The Unicorn Song - The Irish Rovers - Lyrics ,

[Pontiac]

I don’t think anyone would ever say that this Unicorn is the loveliest of all animals.

[reasonisfaith]

That part about being framed by the CIA is not improvabke.

[grey_whiskers]

Save it for post #4. (”Frigid?”)

[grey_whiskers]

+1

[Larry Lucido]

#4 is what you advertise for. #1 is what answers the ad.

[Larry Lucido]

Or so I’ve heard...

[TigersEye]

Why might it have gone extinct?

Impermanence. Everything changes. Just as every individual living being dies every species of living creature eventually becomes extinct. The fossil record should be a pretty good clue about that.

[CapnJack]

"There’s a lot of ribs on the skeleton. I think it went extinct because it was delicious barbecued."

Wilma baby ... those Siberian Unicorn ribs are OFF THE CHAIN!!!

[Veto!]

Oh yes, thanks for that...I’m so pleased we have cats and rats and elephants at least.

And now a unicornious buffaluffalo creature. Named Sam.

[EEGator]

LOL ;)

[Zionist Conspirator]

There was a one-horned animal called a tachash that lived in Biblical days. It was created for a single purpose: to provide its skin to the Mishkan in the desert. Once the Mishkan was replaced by the Holy Temple, it had served its purpose and died out.

[Zionist Conspirator]

In my opinion, the Siberian unicorn probably looked something like this:

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

[trebb]

Listening to the song...”And don’t you forget mu Unicorn”, and looking at the picture, I can see why it wasn’t let on the boat....

[COBOL2Java]

You should photoshop them into the new Mars picture..................

They could become the new "Tourist Guy"

[Red Badger]

https://thetorah.com/what-was-the-tachash-covering-the-tabernacle/