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Meet the narwhal, 'unicorn of the sea'

  • Written by Kristin Laidre, Associate Professor of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences, University of Washington
Over 100,000 narwhals swim the Earth's Arctic waters.Kristin Laidre, CC BY-ND

Narwhals are often called the unicorns of the sea. The long tusk of the male narwhal sets these whales apart, but it’s not the only thing that makes Monodon monoceros among the most intriguing and mysterious marine mammals.

A deep-diving cetacean in the odontocete...

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