Narwhals use their giant lance-like tusks for playing

Narwhals may use their enormous lance-like tusks to play

Narwhals wield their iconic tusks in surprising ways — possibly even to play with living “toys.” Few scientists have seen these so-called unicorns of the sea brandishing their tusks in the wild. Past aerial video has shown the Arctic whales swinging their “horns” to tap fish prior to eating them. Now they’ve been seen gingerly prodding and flipping a fish. These gentler movements may have been part of a play session, researchers report. This is …

Narwhals use their giant lance-like tusks for playing

air: Pertaining to or occurring in the air. The North Pole: A region located within the Arctic Circle. The Arctic Circle is defined as the northernmost point where the sun is visible on the winter solstice and the southernmost point where the midnight sun is visible on the summer solstice. It covers about one third [...] Source The post Narwhals use their giant lance-like tusks for playing appeared first on Mondo News.