narwhal

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Mr Frost used a narwhal tusk that had been on display at Fishmongers' Hall and pinned Khan down, despite the risk from what had seemed to be the suicide belt.

From BBC

Ministers say hippos are also at risk from poachers, while killer whales and sperm whales are targeted for their teeth and narwhals and walruses for their tusks.

From BBC

Every year the spiraling tusks grow another layer, incorporating variants of carbon and nitrogen called isotopes and some of the mercury a narwhal consumes.

From Scientific American

For the rest of the trip, we nervously scrutinized every passing truck bed, shuddering at the ones haphazardly loaded with fence posts, rakes, hoes, shovels, javelins, narwhal tusks or stalactites.

From Washington Post

The jury praised “astonishing individuals,” including other former prisoners attending the event, who fought back and disarmed Khan, using items including a fire extinguisher and a narwhal tusk displayed in the hall.

From Seattle Times