Our marine mammal expert Richard Sabin takes us through what scientists know – and don’t know – about narwhals, also known as unicorns of the sea. Ask a world-leading scientist a silly question, get a ...
The meme sums it up: Narwhals, swimming in the ocean and causing a commotion, really are awesome. The “unicorns of the sea” have fascinated mariners and royalty for centuries, yet scientists ...
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.
Narwhal tusks have been used by the Inuit people as levers for lifting and moving sledges across the sea ice. Narwhals use echolocation for foraging and navigation – this is the system used by ...
“We’re supporting this project because it is a chance to better understand these animals while their world changes around them. We know narwhals are often associated with sea ice, and we know the sea ...
Now a culture that has evolved here over many centuries, adapting to the seasonal advance and retreat of sea ice, is facing the prospect that the ice will retreat for good. Maybe the narwhals ...
Host Mary Jacobsen will interview Winchell about the distinctive characteristics of narwhals, sometimes known as “unicorns of the sea” because of the long spiral tusk protruding from their ...