Die Cetaceen oder Walthieer, (1846) by H.G. Ludwig Reichenbach. Abt.1, Bd.1 in Die vollständigste Naturgeschichte der Vögel [Complete Natural History of Birds]. Smithsonian Libraries. Their tusks are ...

This is the first time that this elusive whale, which usually lives in the Arctic, has been seen in Irish waters. However, there have been a handful of strandings in England and Scotland, says the ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Narwhals are sometimes called the “unicorns of the sea.” Like their fictional equine ...

The Bell Museum premiered a new exhibit, “Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend,” in October in addition to celebrating its 150-year anniversary. The Bell Museum was founded by the Minnesota Legislature ...

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. They ...

With a fabled ability to purify tainted water or heal ailments, the narwhal's spiraling tusk was highly coveted during the Middle Ages when it was mistaken for a unicorn's horn. As narwhals (Monodon ...

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In the Middle Ages, every terrestrial animal was believed to have a marine counterpart, thus the narwhal%E2%80%94a mysterious, one-tusked Arctic whale%E2%80%94was ...

Photo courtesy of Terrie Williams. The heartbeats of most species, when frightened or stressed, tend to quicken. That is not so, however, for narwhals. When the marine mammals encounter stress, their ...

A jellyfish might make an odd friend for a narwhal, but not in the mind of Ben Clanton. The narwhal is the main character in a series of children’s books by the Tacoma author. “I’m first writing them ...