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If the narwhal tusk, a tightly spiraling tooth than can grow up to nine feet in length, was not in fact from a unicorn, then perhaps the horn of the southern African wildebeest or gnu was what the ancients meant by a unicorn—never mind that these are actually two-horned.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Apr. 2025
Dinosaur riddles are old, but antelope riddles are gnu.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
The protesters might instead have been using signs with a kangaroo or an elephant or a gnu.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2021
Then cruise the Rufiji River to watch for elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, and brindled gnu.
—Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019
In short, no gnus is bad news—and gnu populations are on the decline.
—Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 11 July 2018
Finally, after nearly 80 years, the Detroit Zoo has gotten some gnu animals.
—Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018
Last Tuesday, the 8-by-12-foot glass fronts came down from dioramas of lowland gorillas and takin (a gnu goat from mountainous western China), and the sweet smell of old preservative filled the air.
—Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 5 Apr. 2025
Dinosaur riddles are old, but antelope riddles are gnu.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2023
The protesters might instead have been using signs with a kangaroo or an elephant or a gnu.
—Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 6 Oct. 2021
Then cruise the Rufiji River to watch for elephants, hippos, lions, leopards, and brindled gnu.
—Kitson Jazynka, National Geographic, 14 June 2019
In short, no gnus is bad news—and gnu populations are on the decline.
—Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 11 July 2018
Finally, after nearly 80 years, the Detroit Zoo has gotten some gnu animals.
—Bryce Airgood, Detroit Free Press, 7 June 2018
Last Tuesday, the 8-by-12-foot glass fronts came down from dioramas of lowland gorillas and takin (a gnu goat from mountainous western China), and the sweet smell of old preservative filled the air.
—Stephan Salisbury, Philly.com, 19 Feb. 2018
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“Gnu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gnu. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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