Since he was a child, Martin Nweeia, DMD (DEN ’84), has been fascinated with teeth—from the human variety to the 9-foot spear-shaped tusk that grows out of the head of the narwhal, an Arctic whale.

in the middle of his head, has been taken in by an animal rescue centre in Missouri. Staff at Mac's Mission, which is predominantly for animals with special needs, have called the puppy Narwhal.

The narwhal’s tusk appears to be situated in the center of its head, but it is really an exaggerated left front tooth that protrudes from the whale’s upper jaw. The right front tooth remains ...

Gnarls Narwhal (they/them) is the official mascot for The New School, a social justice advocate, and the first and only sea mammal to earn a BA/BFA dual degree from The New School. Gnarls is a Pisces.