XVIII. On the tusks of the narwhale

• Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1813
• Subjects: Scoresby; narwhal*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1813.0021; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstl.1813.0021

The structure of many animals that inhabit the great Northern Ocean, is, even at this day, imperfectly known; this arises from those who have the best opportunities of making such enquiries not being fitted for them, or being too much engaged in pursuits of a different nature. Under such circumstances too much praise cannot be bestowed on the few individuals, whose zeal for science induces them to exert themselves in improving this branch of knowledge; to one of these, Mr. SCORESBY, jun. I am indebted for the means of making the following observations on the tusks of the narwhale.