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Narwhals, Monodon monoceros, are toothed whales that live mostly in Arctic coastal waters and inlets. Male and female narwhals only have two teeth, which are both in the upper jaw. The male’s iconic, ...
The narwhal’s tusk appears to be situated in the center of its head, but it is really an exaggerated left front tooth that ...
Since he was a child, Martin Nweeia, DMD (DEN ’84), has been fascinated with teeth—from the human variety to the 9-foot spear-shaped tusk that grows out of the head of the narwhal, an Arctic whale.
Gnarls Narwhal (they/them) is the official mascot for The New School, a social justice advocate, and the first and only sea mammal to earn a BA/BFA dual degree from The New School. Gnarls is a Pisces.
The term “narwhal” is Scandinavian and means “corpse whale”, which refers to the creature’s mottle grey-black skin colour – the colour of a corpse. In fact when they are born ...
Developed by Rick Harrison, Narwhal is a clean and fast Reddit client for iOS 7 that I’ve been using on my iPhone for the past month to check on the Reddit front page and my favorite sub-reddits. I’ve ...
An umiak, or skin boat, carries a small team in pursuit of a whale. Hear more about camping on sea ice with whale hunters in our podcast, Overheard at National Geographic. This story appears in ...
Phone footage from the day shows Darryn Frost fighting off Usman Khan with a narwhal tusk, to help end the attack. Khan, who was wearing a fake suicide vest, was then shot dead by police.