The Siberian Unicorn — The Real Prehistoric Beast That Inspired the Unicorn Myth

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Meet the Siberian unicorn.

[00:00:03]To maintain [music] its body, 5 tons of muscle and bone, to move, gallop, and fight, >> [music] >> it needed an estimated 120 kg of grass and roots every single day.

[00:00:18]One of the largest herbivores of the early ice age, it was not an easy prey.

[00:00:25]Its horn alone, reaching up to 6 ft, made any approach without precaution and calculation potentially fatal.

[00:00:35]Even the apex predators of that era knew that, and some learned it the hard way.

[00:00:42]But the horn wasn't only a defensive weapon.

[00:00:46]It was used to fight and dominate other males, to establish hierarchy, >> [music] >> and sometimes as a digging tool, tearing into frozen ground to reach roots and water beneath the surface.