To Martin Nweeia, the narwhal — a mysterious whale with an off-center tusk — is much more interesting than the mythical unicorn.
Now, eight years after he described the narwhal’s distinctive tusk as a sensory organ, the fascinating creature is coming into focus. Nweeia and his colleagues have mapped a sensory pathway between that spiral tooth and the narwhal brain, along the way showing how the animal may use its tusk to suss out its environment
I blv only males have that "tooth"...maybe females are attracted to the men with good "teeth".
Its always about passing on strongest and best genes in animal kingdom...its gotta influence how they choose mates..ya know, potruding from head and all...
Maybe size matters....in the big blue
^ or...its a brain aid....males need all the help we can get
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sless is Best
Sorry for double post
Sorry for double post
not sure how to delete it
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: fish
It is an interesting question
It is an interesting question, worthy of two threads
better than most, actually
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sless is Best
They fascinate me
They fascinate me
unicorn of the sea
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sless is Best
They winter beneath the sea
They winter beneath the sea ice
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Roy Batty
it's a tooth.
it's a tooth.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: nebulous nelly
To Martin Nweeia, the narwhal
To Martin Nweeia, the narwhal — a mysterious whale with an off-center tusk — is much more interesting than the mythical unicorn.
Now, eight years after he described the narwhal’s distinctive tusk as a sensory organ, the fascinating creature is coming into focus. Nweeia and his colleagues have mapped a sensory pathway between that spiral tooth and the narwhal brain, along the way showing how the animal may use its tusk to suss out its environment
http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2014/03/secrets-of-the-narwhal-tusk/
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: .............
I blv only males have that
I blv only males have that "tooth"...maybe females are attracted to the men with good "teeth".
Its always about passing on strongest and best genes in animal kingdom...its gotta influence how they choose mates..ya know, potruding from head and all...
Maybe size matters....in the big blue
^ or...its a brain aid....males need all the help we can get
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Sless is Best
Got that right!
Got that right!
says they can grow a tusk 8 feet long
I want to see one!
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: .............
Its also why the reason why
Its also why the reason why narwhal males refuse to pull over and ask for directions...
" honey, i got this, fck the gps...i know a shortcut"
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High
>>>>>How does a Narwhal use
>>>>>How does a Narwhal use its long spiral tusk?
Very carefully.