According to the team, the narwhals showed remarkable dexterity, precision, and speed of movement of the tusk. They also regularly made adjustments to track a moving target. The tip of the tusk was ...

Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the ...

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.

The long, spiral tusks of narwhals could be used by these Arctic whales to stun or even kill prey, according to wildlife ...

This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the behavior of a fish, the Arctic char. The study also provides the first evidence of play, specifically ...

Protruding up to 10 feet from the whale’s head, the spiral of ivory has earned these creatures the nickname “unicorn of the sea.” But what exactly narwhals do with these tusks is still being studied, ...

Now a new study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, scientists provide the first evidence of narwhals ...

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 creatures like the unicorn. As prominent ...

indicating that social learning could influence how narwhals use their tusks, according to the study. “(The) use of drones to study cetaceans has, in recent years, been revealing remarkable insights ...

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.

Many details have remained unknown about narwhals, the elusive tusked whales that dive in the icy waters of Canada’s High Arctic. But a new study from Florida Atlantic University is shedding lig ...