Early illustration of two narwhals, or sea unicorns by E Cuvier. One has been depicted with two tusks. Narwhals, Monodon monoceros, are toothed whales that live mostly in Arctic coastal waters and ...

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and flipping a fish. It’s the first reported evidence of the whales playing.

but the narwhal has only one tusk. Found even farther north than the walrus, the male of this whale has a single tusk that ...

Whales, the majestic giants of the ocean, have a remarkable evolutionary history that dates back over 50 million years.Once land-dwelling creatures that walked on four legs, these marine mammals ...

The tusks, which are actually an elongated tooth that typically belong to males of the Arctic whale species, are known to be flaunted in mating rituals, but whether they served other purposes has ...

The long, spiral tusks of narwhals could be used by these Arctic whales to stun or even kill prey, according to wildlife researchers who have spied on these elusive creatures using drones. They ...

The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal. The beluga is not related to the sturgeon of the same name, which has been heavily fished for its famous caviar.

Along the way, we meet an extraordinary cast of ancient characters, from four-tusked elephants to crocs that would dwarf any reptile alive today to a whale ancestor that walked on four legs.

Not much is known about the species of whale but new drone footage reveals at least one purpose for their mysterious tusks. More from Science Narwhals are an endangered species, with most of them ...

The long, spiral tusks of narwhals could be used by these Arctic whales to stun or even kill prey, according to wildlife researchers who have spied on these elusive creatures using drones.