Narwhals are known as the “unicorns of the sea,” but the reason for the whales’ showy tusks has long mystified scientists. Little was known about the tusk’s function because narwhals spend most of ...

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Narwhals are infamously mysterious creatures and perhaps their most elusive attribute is their long, spiral tusk (which ...

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Newly published drone footage sheds light into narwhal behavior and provides the first-ever evidence of the animals engaging in play, according to a new study. Screengrab from Florida Atlantic ...

Narwhals have been caught on camera colliding with deep ocean monitors. The mysterious toothed whale species native to the ...

Researchers have sequenced the genome of a narwhal, the Arctic whale famous for the horn-like tusk protruding from its forehead. Their work finds that compared to other Arctic marine mammals, narwhals ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Eric Mack is a reporter covering science, sustainability and space. Narwhals are one of the world’s more mysterious animals, in ...

The body of a narwhal, a species of toothed whale normally found in Arctic waters, has washed up off the coast of the ...