More than 85% of North Atlantic right whales have been caught in fishing gear at least once, with many encountering multiple entanglements during their lifetimes. Narwhals, often called 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 ...

Then the whale went under and the net went limp, and with a sinking heart Laidre shined her pale headlamp into water as dark as oil. The narwhal was gone. Wearing hiking boots instead of toe shoes ...

Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales, sperm whales, blue whales and narwhals. Despite their name, killer ...

Since he was a child, Martin Nweeia, DMD (DEN ’84), has been fascinated with teeth—from the human variety to the 9-foot spear-shaped tusk that grows out of the head of the narwhal, an Arctic whale.

The whale is related to the tusked “unicorn” whale known as the narwhal. The beluga is not related to the sturgeon of the same name, which has been heavily fished for its famous caviar.

Sometimes, the narwhals also used their tusks to ward off food thieves like seagulls. The tusks may be lengthy but are by no means unwieldy. According to the researchers, the whales showed ...

The term “narwhal” is Scandinavian and means “corpse whale”, which refers to the creature’s mottle grey-black skin colour – the colour of a corpse. In fact when they are born ...