The unicorns of the sea, Narwhal whales are medium-sized, live in the Arctic, and are potentially magical. Male Narwhals exhibit a spiral tusk between five and ten feet long; the tusk is actually a tooth and much more lightweight than it looks. The whales use the tusks to break up sea ice or for fencing matches with other Narwhals.
Legends associated with Narwhals exist in several cultures. Most notably, Narwhal tusks have often been mistaken for the horns of mythical unicorns. In Medieval Europe, the tusks were believed to cure depression, though it may have been that finding physical evidence for the existence of unicorns simply cheered people up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal
Legends associated with Narwhals exist in several cultures. Most notably, Narwhal tusks have often been mistaken for the horns of mythical unicorns. In Medieval Europe, the tusks were believed to cure depression, though it may have been that finding physical evidence for the existence of unicorns simply cheered people up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal
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