The unicorn is generally held to be a horned member of the horse [[baramin]], however a growing number of Creation researchers are theorizing that the unicorn is actually a member of the [[triceratops|ceratopsian]] baramin. As far as some of the references of biblical unicorns mentioned in some [[Bible translations]], there is [[Bible exegesis]] that points to these unicorns being various kinds of [[rhinoceros]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BNsjsbJLaM Why Does the Bible Mention Unicorns?]</ref>
The existence of unicorns has been documented from at least 3000 BC in places as far apart as China, the Indus valley and India. The Ancient Greeks and Romans also knew of unicorns as is shown in descriptions of the creature by Ctesias and [[Pliny the Younger|Pliny]]. Unicorns are mentioned in the [[King James Version|King James]] [[The Bible|Bible]] nine times<ref>http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/read/what_about_the_unicorn_and_the_satyr</ref> and have, since at least 200 AD, been a comon feature of Christian art and symbolism, often in[[Image:reem.png|Remains of hypothetical two horned ceratopsian ''re-em''|235px|left]] [[heraldry]] where they are portrayed as having the body and head of a horse, the tail of a [[lion]], the limbs and hoofs of a stag, and a twisted horn growing from the forehead.<ref name="vinycomb">''Fictitious & Symbolic Creatures in Art with special reference to their use in British Heraldry'', by John Vinycomb, 1907</ref> [[Image:reem.png|Remains of hypothetical two horned ceratopsian ''re-em''|235px|left]] It is typically used to symbolize virtue of mind and strength of body, but has also been used as an emblem of [[Christ]] as the horn of our [[Salvation]].<ref name="vinycomb"/> In 1389 AD the German priest John of Hesse, while on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, witnessed a unicorn water-conning near Mount Sinai. In 1567 AD Vincent Le Blanc saw a unicorn at Mecca. In 1800 AD ancient primitive depictions of unicorns were found in a cave in Namaqualand, South Africa and in 1820 Major Latter of the British Army saw unicorns in Tibet.
==Unicorns and Secular Science==