Title: Narwhal Tusks - Narwhal Tusks for Sale - Narwhal Tusk Sales & Information
Headings: Narwhal Tusk Sales & Info
Narwhal Tusk Sales & Info
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News: Narwhal Tusk Ban Partially Lifted

Content: A narwhal's tusk is actually a modified canine tooth that protrudes up to three metres from the left upper jaw and grows in a spiral pattern. Over the years, many theories have been proposed for why narwhals evolved such a distinct anatomical feature, including for digging on the sea floor or for combat with rivals. Because it is typically only males of the species who sport the tusk, scientists have long regarded its primary purpose to be an advertisement to females, similar to a peacock's tail. A 2014 study demonstrated the tusk may also serve as a sensory organ because it is not sealed in enamel like most mammal teeth and has a nerve fibre running through it that could be sensitive to chemical stimuli in seawater. The new find adds another dimension to the tusk – one that has not been recorded before because of the technical challenge of observing narwhals up close while they are going about their business in the ocean. [ View the Video, and Read More ]
Ex-Mountie Who Smuggled Narwhal Tusks Extradited to U.S.
By Bobbi-Jean MacKinnon, CBC News | Posted: Mar 17, 2016
A retired RCMP officer, already convicted and sentenced in New Brunswick for smuggling narwhal tusks across the border, has been extradited to the United States to face related money-laundering charges in Maine. Gregory Logan, 58, of Woodmans Point, N.B., was ordered Wednesday by a U.S. judge to be held in custody pending his trial, scheduled for May 3 in U.S. District Court in Bangor. Prosecutors allege Logan smuggled at least 250 narwhal tusks worth more than $2 million US in