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Why do narwhals have tusks? Scientists are still on the fence about the evolutionary purpose of narwhal tusks. Butthere are a number of prevailing theories about their purpose. “Although the tusks don ...

There's officially another creature-inspired Frappuccino that you can order from Starbucks: the Narwhal Frappuccino! No, this is not a joke, and yes, Starbucks Frappuccinos are getting a little ...

Its skull was bigger than those of both the narwhal and beluga whale, which means that as an adult, it was able to survive off this foraging strategy. “As far as we know, this is the first and ...

Can you imagine capturing a narwhal? That’s one way scientists in the Arctic study the mysterious and hard-to-find whales. Just off a rocky beach, they set out a whale-size net marked with a ...