Right before people’s eyes and they still can’t see.
Yes. And get this:
The common name narwhal literally means “corpse whale,” in reference to its pale body color, which shades from a light gray on the lower flanks and underside to a dark and dappled gray on its back. The animal’s most distinguishing characteristic—its 9-foot-long tusk, which is found only in males—is captured in its species name, Monodon monoceros, which means “one-toothed unicorn.”
Yeah, well, I am rather dense about this sort of thing.