First of all, the “horn” is actually called a tusk – which makes me wonder whether or not a unicorn would have a horn or a ...

One has been depicted with two tusks. Narwhals, Monodon monoceros, are toothed whales that live mostly in Arctic coastal waters and inlets. Male and female narwhals only have two teeth, which are both ...

Signs of narwhals are everywhere, especially now that the tusk market has been shut down and hunters can't sell the ivory for gas money and other expenses. The whales' undeveloped inner teeth are ...

Narwhal tusks are the stuff of legends, literally. Growing up to ten feet long, they were once believed by some medieval cultures to be the horns of mythical ... of the Arctic whale species ...

Not only are these whales rare, almost mythical creatures ... Now an international team of researchers has discovered that a narwhal's tusk can provide valuable insight into the changing ...

Since he was a child, Martin Nweeia, DMD (DEN ’84), has been fascinated with teeth—from the human variety to the 9-foot spear-shaped tusk that grows out of the head of the narwhal, an Arctic whale.

WWF is supporting a new project to track narwhals, Arctic whales best known for the long tusk that projects forward from their faces. Canada - WWF is supporting a new project to track narwhals, Arctic ...

The term “narwhal” is Scandinavian and means “corpse whale”, which refers to the ... feature of the narwhal is the long, spiral tusk which always has a left- handed spiral.

An curved arrow pointing right. Narwhals are an endangered species, with most of them residing in remote areas of Canada. Not much is known about the species of whale but new drone footage reveals ...