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A tooth that senses the sea
The Unicorn of the Sea
A narwhal's long, spiraled tusk isn't a horn at all — it's actually a giant tooth, longer than a grown-up is tall, packed with nerve endings that can sense the water around it.
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A tooth that senses the sea
A narwhal's long, spiraled tusk isn't a horn at all — it's actually a giant tooth, longer than a grown-up is tall, packed with nerve endings that can sense the water around it.


Hidden warmth
Under all that white fur, a polar bear's skin is actually jet black.


Chasing endless sunlight
Every year, a small Arctic tern flies from one end of the Earth to the other and back again, farther than one full trip around the entire planet.