A whale with a horn-like tusk sticking out of its head sounds like something from a fantasy novel. But the narwhal is very ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...