Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the ...

According to the team, the narwhals showed remarkable dexterity, precision, and speed of movement of the tusk. They also regularly made adjustments to track a moving target. The tip of the tusk was ...

Some of the narwhals with tusks seemed to use them in a playful way to explore and manipulate fish such as Arctic char, he ...

With their long, spiral tusks, narwhals are like the unicorns of the sea. The iconic tusk is actually a tooth […] ...

Videos show narwhals using their tusks in several ways, including prodding and flipping a fish. It’s the first reported evidence of the whales playing.

manipulate and influence the behavior of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), including delivering sufficient force with their tusks to stun and possibly kill the fish. Researchers captured 17 ...

In the video, several narwhals can be seen speeding toward Arctic char — a relative of salmon — and striking them with their tusks. “Hits sometimes involved side-to-side slashing of the tusk ...

Drone footage has captured narwhals using their iconic long tusks to engage in previously unseen behaviour, including to play with their food, leaving scientists perplexed. At such a critical moment ...

This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the behavior of a fish, the Arctic char. The study also provides the first evidence of play, specifically ...