For hundreds of years, humans searched for proof that unicorns were real. Stories described magical creatures with giant ...

The little girl, identified only as Madeline, wrote a letter to the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control on Nov. 14 asking for permission to "have a unicorn in my backyard if I can find ...

When one California girl decided she would like a unicorn for her backyard, the only reasonable solution was to contact the county for permission. Identified only as Madeline, the girl's handwritten ...

A little girl from California had her fantasy come true — nearly — when she was granted an official license to own a unicorn. That is, if she can find one. The big dreamer, only identified as Madeline ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. These images released by the Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control and posted via Instagram, shows a created a unicorn ...

One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought. In southern ...

Los Angeles County Animal Care and Control granted a young girl’s request to house a unicorn in her backyard — as long as she maintains the mythical creature in a humane way. The agency even sent a ...

Los Angeles County granted the first ever unicorn license to a local first grader last December. The story of Madeline’s letter to L.A. County Animal Care and Control traveled around the world, raised ...

Animal control officials issued a license to a 6-year-old in search of a unicorn on the condition that she feed it watermelon and give it “regular access to sunlight, moonbeams and rainbows.” By ...

Caitlin O'Kane is a New York City journalist who works on the CBS News social media team as a senior manager of content and production. She writes about a variety of topics and produces "The Uplift," ...