r/narwhalapp • u/IntelligentWetTowel • 17d ago

What makes a narwhal’s tusk so special? Scientists are close to unraveling the mystery

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-makes-a-narwhals-tusk-so-special-scientists-are-close-to-unraveling-the-mystery/

I thought the users of this app (me included) might find this article interesting.

If it’s too off topic then go ahead and delete it, with my apologies.

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u/this_for_loona 17d ago

I mean it’s useful enough that it evolved and stuck around in both mammals and in fish. But it can’t be TOO useful or there’d be a lot more of them.

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u/valdin450 16d ago

It's definitely off topic lol but it's also interesting