Narwhals have been dubbed the “unicorns of the sea” because of the striking spiral “horns” that protrude from their heads. In the medieval times, narwhal tusks were prized because they were believed ...

For centuries, the purpose of a narwhal’s tusk has eluded explanation. Now, researchers suggest that these small whales use their tusks as sensory organs and speculate that sensing changes in seawater ...

According to the animal rescue, Narwhal isn't bothered by his extra tail and is just like "any normal puppy" Unicorns do exist! Staff at Mac’s Mission — an animal rescue service in Jackson, Missouri, ...

After 7,000 inquiries and a viral debut, the puppy with a tail growing out of its forehead has come full circle. Narwhal, as the tyke rescued from a garbage dump was aptly dubbed, has been adopted by ...

The narwhal's spiraling tusk has a way of hypnotizing those who study it. The 17th-century Danish zoologist Olaus Wörm, for example, grew fascinated with these ivory spars, struggling to unveil their ...

James Deutsch - Senior Content Coordinator, Smithsonian’s America at 250 Book Project Marine biologists may be able to tell us why the narwhal has a distinctive spiraling tusk, but their scientific ...

In the late 1800s, famed explorer Robert Edwin Peary — the man credited with leading the first expedition to reach the North Pole — returned from his Arctic excursion with a unique souvenir: the long, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Nweeia is a modern Renaissance man. He has a degree in English and biology, a working dental practice, and a side interest ...