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From something I was reading online about narwhals (emphasis mine):

A new study suggests the whales use their tusks to determine the salinity of water and search for food. And males may rub them together for as-yet unknown sensations.

Oh! And here's more (emphasis again added):

...and narwhals are known for their "tusking" behavior, when males rub tusks with each other. Because of the tactile sensory ability of the tusk surface, the whales are likely experiencing a unique sensation.

Those sure sound like some really mysterious sensations. Now what do you suppose they could be? Hmmmm? The article is here if you're interested.

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Got to talk with my pretty ferret today for a while and discovered mutual interest in camping. Real (apologies to Posi) camping, where you load up a backpack with fifty pounds of gear and go hiking five or ten miles to your campsite. That's awesome! I'm thinking about going with her to Governor Dodge State Park where my mom and I took our one and only backpacking trip. I'd love to do that again. We talked about potentially driving to Florida to see a shuttle launch this coming year too. I've wanted to do that for so long....

And I got to talk to custardfairy on the phone tonight too, which is always nice. *grins* I have such good people in my life these days...