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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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How cold is the water that narwhals swim in?
Very cold (usualy under 37 degrees F although it varies over the course of the year)- as Narwhals live in the arctic ocean.
What is the horn or tusk on a narwhal's head?
It is called a horn, but is a tusk or tooth (walrus, elephant, boar) rather than a keratin horn (cattle, rhinos) or bone antlers (deer).
What is the scientific name or taxonomic classification for narwhal?
The scientific name for narwhal is Monodon monoceros. It is in the genus Monodon, the family Monodontidae, the suborder Odontoceti, the order Cetacea, the class Mammalia, the phylum Chordata, and the kingdom Animalia.
What is a narwhal's horn made of?
Made of ivory, many poachers are illegally hunting narwhals for their valuable horns.
How do narwhals find their food?
Narwhals hunt their prey by using sound to locate prey. They are believed to feed by swimming towards prey until it is within close range and then sucking it with considerable force into the mouth.
Why do they call a narwhal a narwhal?
There is only on reason. The name Narwhal originates from the Latin term "Narwhale" which is roughly translated to "Extremely Awesome"
The Narwhal is also referred to as: Jedi of the sea, and the unicorn of the sea.
Yes, narwhals live at the ocean surface. In fact, they can be seen swimming and tusk playing in pods, or groups, of as few as 10 and as many as 100. As is the case with most marine life, narwhals live in the uppermost of the three ocean zones. That zone is the sunlit region that tends to be identified as the surface downwards 200 meters/600 feet.
How many babies does a narwhal have at a time?
They are mammals- usualy just one at at time, and sometimes maybe two.
Have narwhals ever been kept in a zoo?
A narwhal has never succsessfuly been put into captivity. They have been in aquariums before but died after a few months.
Narwhals are small whales with long, sharp horns petruding from their heads. They are very "stabby" if that answers your question.
only if you are disrespectful or in the wrong place at the wrong time
How do narwhals get the food and water they need to survive?
they eat fish and drink water to survive
Narwhals can "Tusk," or rub their tusk against others, sort of like fencing.
yes. They can keel you wiff one fatal swoop(:
lol. jk
i have no clue..
