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

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.

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 says. They'd mess with it with their tusk and "flip it a few times," says ...

Scientists discover narwhals putting their long tusks to surprising new use - Researchers spot complex interactions involving narwhals, fish, and birds ...

However, researchers observed narwhals hunting Arctic char closer to the ocean's surface ... using tusks not only to strike and manipulate fish during feeding but also engage in what appears ...

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 ...

In the video, several narwhals can be seen speeding toward Arctic char — a relative of salmon ... of the tusk and resulted in stunning the fish,” according to the study.

In a March 14 press release, the college announced that it had quite the catch on its hands with the arrival of a whopping ...

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 ...