drone reveal narwhal secret
Drone reveals narwhal secrets
Narwhal tusks have long fascinated Inuits but there has never been scientific evidence for how they are actually used. Well, drone footage has finally confirmed one useof these strange extensions. In a short clip, a narwhal is shown striking, stunning, and eating a small fish -- the first time such behavior has been captured on tape. "We know narwhals come in an out of the fjords in the summer but its not totally clear what they do, Marianne Marcoux, one of the scientists who worked on the study, told Digital Trends. "The drone allows us to get a new vantage point without disturbing the animals.
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