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Consulting research studies, documented observations, and news articles, Stacker compiled 12 instances of animals in the wild adopting other animals of different species. The list includes the ...

Ice protects narwhals from the orcas that sometimes attack their pods; the killer whales' high, stiff dorsal fins, which are like fearsome black pirate sails, prevent them from entering frozen waters.

What is it like kayaking where killer whales swim? If you paddle in the Puget Sound in Washington, you may find yourself face-to-face with a pod of killer whales, also known as orcas. Despite their ...

This also happens during their lengthy migration season, with pods of narwhals taking to the waterways to travel around 1,100 ...

Narwhals, which are related to beluga whales, are found here and throughout other parts of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Russia. Over several days, drones were flown over a pod of narwhals ...

(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 ...

Our marine mammal expert Richard Sabin takes us through what scientists know – and don’t know – about narwhals, also known as unicorns of the sea. Ask a world-leading scientist a silly question, get a ...

Gnarls Narwhal (they/them) is the official mascot for The New School, a social justice advocate, and the first and only sea mammal to earn a BA/BFA dual degree from The New School. Gnarls is a Pisces.