According to Briggs, there’s just nothing like hearing the pshhhh of a narwhal blowing for the first time. The sound indicates that the animal has just exhaled after a deep dive underwater.

Given that there are very few underwater observations of narwhals and so little is understood about this whale's behavior, however, another researcher who wasn't part of the study team is skeptical.

Narwhals are “highly social ... O’Corry-Crowe said that relatively new technologies such as airborne and underwater cameras are opening up new possibilities for scientists to observe animals ...

The meme sums it up: Narwhals, swimming in the ocean and causing a commotion, really are awesome. The “unicorns of the sea” have fascinated mariners and royalty for centuries, yet scientists ...

GREENFIELDBOYCE: She says narwhal behavior remains largely unknown. There's almost no underwater observations. LAIDRE: There's so much we could learn if we could, you know, have images or video or ...

After a sound pulse, the narwhals began to dive. Rather than making use of underwater gliding to save energy, as they would normally, the researchers observed the narwhals were swimming more and ...