Do narwhals have teeth?

Reputation: Narwhals are mythical creatures – unicorns of the sea. They are"toothed whales" so obviously have teeth in their mouths. They spear their food, and are as aggressive and dangerous as they look. Reality: Narwhals are not mythical. They do not have teeth in their mouths, but their characteristic tusk is actually an overgrown tooth. read more

These legendary animals have two teeth. In males, the more prominent tooth grows into a swordlike, spiral tusk up to 8.8 feet long. The ivory tusk tooth grows right through the narwhal's upper lip. read more

The long spiral tusk of the male narwhal is one of a pair of canine teeth positioned horizontally in the animal’s skull. They determined it was a canine and not an incisor because the tusk originates in the narwhal’s maxillary bone, where canine teeth in mammals originate. This is the first study to confirm the tusk as a canine tooth. read more

Reputation: Narwhals are mythical creatures – unicorns of the sea. They are "toothed whales" so obviously have teeth in their mouths. They spear their food, and are as aggressive and dangerous as they look. Reality: Narwhals are not mythical. read more