Narwhals belong to a family called Monodontidae, which contains two species: the narwhal and the beluga, which is also known as the ‘white whale’. Scientists are still on the fence about the ...

The Beluga whale (/bɪˈluːɡə/) (Delphinapterus leucas) is an Arctic and sub-Arctic Cetacean. It is one of two members of the family – Monodontidae, along with the Narwhal. It is also known ...

Multiple behaviors were observed that indicate narwhal tusks — like Swiss Army knives — serve as multi-purpose tools. While they likely evolved for sexual selection (males use their tusks to compete ...

Narwhals, which are related to beluga whales, are found here and throughout other parts of Canada, Greenland, Alaska and Russia. Over several days, drones were flown over a pod of narwhals ...