Yes, it’s true! Unicorns existed 350,00 years ago alongside human beings. It’s just that they turned out to be the way we don’t expected them to.
Contrary to what we imagined during our bedtime story days, they’re not the cute, colorful, and adorable animal we used to cuddle with, in reality they’re the exact opposite.
Known as “Siberian unicorns”, researchers from Russia’s Tomsk State University recently studied and analyzed the well-preserved fossilized skull of an Elasmotherium sibirium ( a.k.a Siberian unicorn), in the region of Kazakhstan.
Scientists believed the species went extinct for some 350,000 years ago, but new studies found out that they have endured for hundreds of thousands of years after that. Those huge horned mammals believed to have shared vast habitat in western Siberia with modern humans, that evolved in Africa 200,000 years ago.
These “ancient rhinos” were studied and thought to have measured almost 7 feet tall and 15 feet long, weighing around four tons, leaving their single horns stretched as long as seven feet alone.
As of the moment, researchers are still now studying how this Siberian unicorn was able to survive longer than others of his own kind.
Aside from that, these team of researches are still on their way in finding out out what factors played important role in the species’ extinction and what other causes of survival might be.
They also are considering climate changes during the time they lived and natural disasters as well.
It is also because of their capacity to adapt and due to richer and greener environment during those times, they were able to live longer, could have migrated and dwell for a while in more southern areas.
These new discoveries plays an important role in the recent events we are facing and will continually contribute in the future. Regardless of how long they lived, it essential to us humans to know the important part of life, in order to improve the future.