With their long, spiral tusks, narwhals (Monodon monoceros) look like something out of a fairy tale. Primarily seen in male narwhals, these single elongated teeth that can grow up to 10 feet.

In addition to the narwhal tusk, the Dirlams also donated whale jawbones, six sculptured wood whales by artist Clark Voorhees Jr., and a monetary gift to establish the Dirlam Fund for the care and ...

“The precision with which they wielded their tusks, it wasn’t like a broadsword. It was like a surgical instrument or the bow of a violin.” In research published last month in the journal ...

Drone footage has captured narwhals using their iconic long tusks to engage in previously unseen behaviour, including to play with their food. The Arctic whale species, an inspiration for mythical ...

Screengrab from Florida Atlantic University, YouTube Humans have long been fascinated with narwhal tusks. During the Middle Ages, the long, spiraled teeth — mistaken for unicorn horns — were ...

Mburugu has been in Mombasa for more than three decades and has witnessed the former wooden tusks transform into a magnificent tourist attraction. He wishes the county would do more to make the ...

Narwhals have a long, sharp tusk that juts out of their heads. As NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports, scientists recently used drones to spy on narwhals and were intrigued by how these whales ...

(CNN) — Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding but also engage in what appears to be playful ...

Mburugu has been in Mombasa for more than three decades and has witnessed the former wooden tusks transform into a magnificent tourist attraction. He wishes the county would do more to make the ...