Scientists say they have the first recorded video evidence of narwhals using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish ...

In the summer of 2020, researchers from the University of Manitoba set up a time-lapse camera overlooking the Churchill River ...

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In recent years, researchers have documented salmon surviving in North Slope rivers, bowhead whales expanding their foraging ...

Intriguing video of narwhals using their tusks to mess with fish has scientists speculating about what this behavior might ...

Fishermen, hunters and researchers gathered at the Alaska Marine Science Symposium in Anchorage in January to discuss how ...

Findings reveal complex behaviors of the Arctic's iconic whale never seen before. This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the behavior of a fish ...

Few scientists have seen the apparent unicorns of the sea brandishing their tusks in the wild. The elongated, spiraled tooth protrudes from the top lip of males and some females, and can grow to ...

The only large whale found exclusively in the Arctic. It is difficult to see except on expedition cruises to remote corners of Greenland, Canada and Russia, but this is what makes it top of the ...

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.

The narwhal (Monodon monoceros), an iconic whale of remote Arctic waters, is widely known for its long, spiral tusk, which is really an elongated tooth. The tusk, which is predominantly found in ...