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.

Glaucous gulls — large gray-and-white seabirds that inhabit the Arctic — frequently attempted to steal fish from narwhals, significantly reducing the amount of prey they were able to catch.

Drone footage has captured narwhals using their iconic long tusks to engage in previously unseen behaviour, including to play with their food. The Arctic whale species, an inspiration for mythical ...

The researchers said this new method may be useful for understanding the challenges narwhals and other Arctic animals face due to the loss of sea ice. Banner image: A narwhal by Газпром ...

Some of the narwhals with tusks seemed to use them in a playful way to explore and manipulate fish such as Arctic char, he says. They'd mess with it with their tusk and "flip it a few times," says ...

NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce talks about new, rare drone footage scientists captured of arctic narwhals. The video sparked new ideas for how they use their tusks. Read Nell's ...

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 ...

That is, until now. By flying drones over a remote stretch of the Canadian Arctic, scientists were able to capture unique footage of narwhals, shedding light on the function of their famed ...

image: Narwhals at play view more . Credit: Marie Auger-Méthé. Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates, a new UBC report has found.

Activities like oil and gas exploration, fishing, tourism and shipping are altering the Arctic Ocean’s acoustic environment, they say, but especially in habitats of the region’s established narwhal.

An 18-foot-long fiberglass narwhal moved into the Upcountry History Museum in Greenville, SC on Monday. It's the star of a new exhibit opening on Feb. 3 called "Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend ...