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via lysana, a news release detailing a new theory about the purpose for the narwhal's extra long tooth.

http://web.med.harvard.edu/sites/RELEASES/html/12_13nweeia.html



"Nweeia has discovered that the narwhal's tooth has hydrodynamic sensor capabilities."

Comments

[jinian.livejournal.com]

It's incredibly neat that it's innervated, but the article doesn't seem to say how that explains the mysteries they mention (uneven distribution among females, spiral shape).