Watching the narwhals interacting with the fish and each other, O'Corry-Crowe thought it looked like some kind of social learning, such as older whales teaching younger ones how to handle fish.

Narwhals, bizarre-looking animals with enormous tusks protruding from their faces, have a surprising adaptation when trying to escape from predators, according to new research.

The Arctic's iconic narwhal, renowned for its long, spiral tusk, is one of nature's most fascinating creatures. Yet, few have witnessed how these elusive animals use their tusks in the wild.

The narwhal with its unique, spiraling tusk has inspired legends in Inuit society and fascinated people across cultures for centuries. On Aug. 3, a new exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Museum ...

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 heartbeats tend to, yes, lower — in ...

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 ...

Narwhal illustration - Narwhal image via Shutterstock Three or four million years ago, the whales had no humans to hunt them. Jorge Velez-Juarbe & Nicholas D. Pyenson, writing in the Journal of ...

The living ranges of the narwhal whales overlap with those of the bowheads in the Arctic. Narwhals were central to northern European mythology about the legendary unicorn due to their distinctive ...

Narwhal whales live in social groups called pods and live in the Arctic ocean. Experts disagree on the purpose of males' tusks. ... "I don't think it's a necessary foraging adaptation, ...

And in 2017, researchers said they’d captured video of narwhals seemingly using their tusks to go after Arctic cod. That study prompted headlines such as, “Video solves mystery of how narwhals use ...

The narwhals seemed to be relaxed, just gently socializing, as this is a time of the year that seems less critical for feeding or mating. "Females were nursing calves.

The narwhals seemed to be relaxed, just gently socializing, as this is a time of the year that seems less critical for feeding or mating. "Females were nursing calves.