The narwhal's spiraling tusk has a way of hypnotizing those who study it. The 17th-century Danish zoologist Olaus Wörm, for example, grew fascinated with these ivory spars, struggling to unveil their ...

A whale with a horn-like tusk sticking out of its head sounds like something from a fantasy novel. But the narwhal is very real! Found in the icy waters of the Arctic, this unusual marine mammal is ...

After 7,000 inquiries and a viral debut, the puppy with a tail growing out of its forehead has come full circle. Narwhal, as the tyke rescued from a garbage dump was aptly dubbed, has been adopted by ...

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The magnificent narwhal — a beast that has inspired monarchs and intrigued scientists — has quite the reputation. The spotted whales, found mostly in Greenland and Canada, are striking because of a ...

James Deutsch | Senior Content Coordinator, Smithsonian’s America at 250 Book Project Marine biologists may be able to tell us why the narwhal has a distinctive spiraling tusk, but their scientific ...

According to the animal rescue, Narwhal isn't bothered by his extra tail and is just like "any normal puppy" Unicorns do exist! Staff at Mac’s Mission — an animal rescue service in Jackson, Missouri, ...

The Narwhal and Jelly publishing phenomenon started with an idea about a delightful friendship between a whale who is up for any adventure and a gelatinous sidekick who often raises his eyebrow in ...

For centuries, the purpose of a narwhal’s tusk has eluded explanation. Now, researchers suggest that these small whales use their tusks as sensory organs and speculate that sensing changes in seawater ...

Narwhals have been dubbed the “unicorns of the sea” because of the striking spiral “horns” that protrude from their heads. In the medieval times, narwhal tusks were prized because they were believed ...

Researchers in Quebec discovered the narwhal, over 100km outside its typical range, was playing with the whales Whale researchers in Quebec’s St Lawrence River are celebrating a remarkable discovery: ...