Unicorn Whale
Thursday December 15, 2005
Researchers have uncovered the mystery of why the narwhal, or unicorn whale has a long, spiral tooth that protrudes from its head.
Discuss
Recent Blog Comments
Explore Biology
Must Reads
About.com Special Features
A Smarter Future
Tips that will help finance your education, excel in the classroom, and advance your career. More >
How to Ace the GRE
Being well prepared is the first step; here are more essential suggestions. More >
©2009 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company.
All rights reserved.
Comments
Wow! This is so unbelieveable, I would have never thought in a million years that a whale was really a unicorn. If unicorns were never a horse why did they have us to think that for all these years? Why was it covered up by saying it was a horse? Its beautiful,but did they not know much about it to say it was a whale?
Sorry – no cover up ever occurred, Peachbrain. Unicorns are a myth. Religion is a lie. Often the former is promoted in schools funded by the latter, to sew the seeds of scientific ignorance. All your answers are a mouse click away. $1 million says you’re a religious adherent. Ergo: brain on ice. Narwhals have been studied for centuries because the question of teeth and tusks existing together is not typical mammalian evolution. Evolution wastes little. Except in your case, it seems.