Researchers have long debated what the 10-foot-long tooth that erupts from a narwhal’s head is actually for. Perhaps it has something to do with sexual selection, and males with longer horns attract ...

Narwhals are the real-life unicorns of the sea! Discover their mysterious tusk, Arctic habitat, deep-sea hunting, and ...

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It’s got a single tooth – one that shoots straight out of its head. But this tooth isn’t used for chomping and chewing. It's more like a spear. And much like the creature itself, it's a thing of ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. The narwhal (Monodon Monoceros) is one of the rarest whales in the world. An Arctic species, narwhals are elusive and mysterious, and very distinct in ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Whatever the purpose, scientists know this for certain: The Arctic region, which the ...

Whales need to surface in order to breathe, and the narwhal is no different. Every four to six minutes, the Arctic whale—including males with a long tooth resembling a horn—must emerge from the depths ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Researchers have used mathematical models based on chaos theory to analyze the movements of a pod of satellite-tagged narwhals. Around solar noon, ...

Since the age of the Roman Empire and the story of how the twins Romulus and Remus were raised by a wolf, tales of interspecies adoptions have captivated the human imagination. The story that emerged ...