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Narwhals

Narwhals live in Arctic waters and are famous for the male's sharp, long, frontward-projecting tusk. The Inuit culture of Canada and Greenland revolves around hunting and harvesting narwhals. Contributors therefore ask and answer questions that range from the specifics of narwhal activities and appearance to their particular usefulness for the Inuit people.

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Are narwhals used by humans in any way?

The hunt and the use of the narwhal tends to be regulated. In part, the regulations are intended to protect the narwhal and to benefit the Inuit peoples of northern Canada and western Greenland. Narwhal hunting happens to be a traditional activity around which the entire Inuit culture revolves. In fact, the Inuit use just about everything that's edible/usable from the narwhal: blubber, meat, organs, and skin.

What does the narwhal horn do?

Nikola Tesla invented Narwhals in the early 20th Century to be used as a source of perpetual energy; the average narwhal is between 85% and 90% raw heat, by dry weight. However, since 1914, narwhals have been used primarily for the mineral concretions that form in their kidneys, which make a delicious soup popular in Korea and some parts of Russia.

What is a tusk used for on a narwhal?

The tusk is actually a molar tooth that grows through the animals head. The males will have a longer tusk than females. It is to tell the difference between male and female, and used on occasion for self-defense.

There are many theories for the tusk purpose. Thus far, none have been widely accepted by experts. The tusk is present in both males and females, is longer in the male and is considered to be a secondary male sex trait.

It is also thought to be used for the feeding of their babies.They spear a fish and feed the babies.

How long can narwhals hold they're breath?

moose cant hold their breath. just kidding they can hold their breath for 8 minuets

How do narwhals survive?

Narwhals stay alive by fearsome appearance, camouflaged coloring, and behavioral adaptation. For example, the males have a frontwards projecting tusk that's one-third to one-half the length of the rest of the body. Both female and male narwhals have protective coloring that apes the play of light and shadow in the Arctic waters. And narwhals relocate with the seasonal supply of food. In the summer, they feed off shallower waters. In the winter, they migrate to deeper waters where they perform among the deepest known mammalian dives. Additionally, they're helped by regulations on their hunt. Their main predators are indeed hunters: humans, killer whales [Orcinus orca], and polar bears [Ursus maritimus].

What is a group name for a narwhal?

Narwhals [Monodon monoceros] belong to the Animalkingdom. Within that kingdom, they're aquatic mammals, because of spending their lives in the water. They're found in the ocean waters of the Arctic and of the extreme northern Atlantic.

How old can a narwhal be?

125
The oldest verified whale was a bowhead whale found off the coast of Alaska in 2007. The whale, estimated to be 130 years old, had a souvenir from the 1880's embedded in its neck: a 13-cm fragment of a bomb lance. Apparently the whale had been hit with the lance, broke it, and lived another 125 years to sneer about it. Full story: http://www.offbeatenough.com/2007/06/14/whale-survives-harpoon-attack-130-years-ago-to-become-worlds-oldest-mammal/
The oldest whale is The Blue Whale called Blue Superstar. He lived for 150 years and the blue whale has lived for over 1000 years.

Penny Frapping

A Historian
Evidence suggests that Bowhead whales live well over one hundred years of age. Nineteenth Century explosive tips from New England whalers have been found inbedded in the blubber of recently slaughtered Bowheads. The Native Alaskans annual taking of Bowheads also yielded ivory and stone tips left there by their ancestors over a century before.

Does the female or male narwhal hunt?

male narwhals have a tusk that some people call a horn and females do not have this trait and females have two big round humps on their chest that give their young the milk.males have a hole where they pee from it is sort of like a penis

Are narwhal whales on the verge of extinction?

Narwhals are near threatened, which means they are close close to becoming endangered

Is the narwhal born or hatched?

Narwhals '''give birth to live young'''. They '''don't lay eggs'''. This is because they are '''mammals'''. This is the same with '''whales, dolphins and porpoises.'''

Who are narwhals predators?

pray: Greenland halibut, artic\polar cod, shrimp, gonatus squid accidentally ingested: wolfish, capelin, skate eggs, rocks off of ocean floor

Where is a narwhal located?

All narwhals have two teeth in their upper jaw. After the first year of a male narwhal's life, its left tooth grows outward, spirally. This long, single tooth projects from its upper jaw and can grow to be 7-10 feet (2-3 m) long.

What animals are related to the narwhal?

The Beluga Whale Is A Close Relative To The Narwhal Whale.
Other Relatives Include Porpoises,Walruses,And Dolphins.

How often do female narwhals have calves?

The narwhal has one calf every three years.

Is a narwhal a vertabrate?

A narwhal is a mammal and a vertebrate.

Do narwhals live in warm areas?

Narwhals do not live in warm areas! They live in a icy areas, where there is alot of ice and cold water.

Do narwhals travel in small or large pods?

they are usually found alone or in pairs. there are almost never alot of them in one area

What are narwhals migration patterns?

The narwhal goes through summer and winter migrations. In the winter, it migrates to deeper waters. For example, in terms of the northern Canada-Greenland region of their natural range, they head to the pack ice under Davis Strait and Baffin Bay. In the summer, they migrate back to shallower waters.

What is a food web for narwhals?

zooplancton, phytonplacton, fish, squid, NARWHAL!!!!

How does a narwhal eat its food?

A narwhal eats in the shallower waters of the uppermost, sunlit zone of the ocean in summer. It eats in the deeper waters of the middle, dimly lit zone of the ocean in winter. Much still is unknown about narwhal activities. But scientists suggest that feeding is less often from the more available food supply of summer. They also indicate that a narwhal may dive more than 15 times a day for food in winter.

How far down do narwhal live?

Whales can dive deep in to the sea (over 1500 ft or more but they usually swim below the surface Every time they want to breath they surface and take a breath and dive say to about 100 ft It all varies what they are up to

Kind of animal is a narwhal?

Mammal- a type of whale, noted for having a spike like a unicorn.