Albertus says: "The unicorn is an animal that has but moderate size for its strength. It has a boxwood-like color and the hoof part of its foot is split into two parts. It lives in mountains or in deserts and has a very long horn on its forehead which it sharpens on rocks and with which it pierces even the elephant. Neither does it fear the hunter. Pompey the Great exhibited this animal in the games at Rome."
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