Every kid we know is currently obsessed with narwhals (we blame the unicorns) but if they really want to know about these one-toothed sea creatures, they need to speak to Martin Nweeia. A dentist by day, he has taken more than 20 trips to the Arctic to log Indigenous knowledge about the tusk, discover what exactly it’s made of, and what it’s for. Knowable Magazine (npub1tgp…5gaf) interviewed him.
https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/living-world/2024/life-of-the-narwhal-martin-nweeia
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