The horns of the narwhal were sold on the market as unicorn horns by less-than-scrupulous merchants The ground powder of the ...

The narwhal, often referred to as the “unicorn of the sea” in a nod to its trademark tusk, has long remained an enigma. Scientists have observed few interactions of narwhals in their natural ...

Narwhal tusks are the stuff of legends, literally. Growing up to ten feet long, they were once believed by some medieval cultures to be the horns of mythical creatures like the unicorn — not to ...

But these were actually tusks from a narwhal, or toothed whale, that passed as unicorn horns. Even Queen Elizabeth I was ...

Screengrab from Florida Atlantic University, YouTube Humans have long been fascinated with narwhal tusks. During the Middle Ages, the long, spiraled teeth — mistaken for unicorn horns — were ...

The horns of the narwhal were sold on the market as unicorn horns by less-than-scrupulous merchants The ground powder of the narwhal “unicorn” horn was touted as a cure for a number of ...