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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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Is a narwhal's population low?
Yes, the narwhal population is a matter of concern to scientists. Estimates over the past five years range from 45,000 to 75,000. One problem is the challenge of an exact count of narwhal numbers. The narwhal lives in Arctic waters. So there are the challenges of accessibility and of weather when it comes to precise tallies of the narwhal population. Additionally, there are concerns over the human hunt for the narwhal. Narwhal body parts fill a longstanding need and hold a traditional role in Inuit culture. Because of these cultural connections, narwhals are hunted by the Inuit. But also because of these cultural connections, the Inuit hunt tends not to get out of hand. In other words, the Inuit don't tend to hunt narwhals to the brink of extinction. They take just what they need, so that there always will be narwhals to fill the narwhal niche in Inuit culture. The same can't be said of other narwhal hunters. For example, other hunters may kill the narwhal just for its tusk. Such hunting tends to be uncontrolled. It may be carried out in such an unregulated way that the narwhal population may drop to alarmingly low numbers.
The narwhal's scientific name is Monodon monoceros. It belongs to the genus Monodon within the family Monodontidae.
What is the taxonomy of a Narwhal?
The Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is most closely related to the Beluga whale.
Scientific classification is as follows:
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Cetacea
Odontoceti
Monodontidae
What is the scientific name for a narwhal?
A gummy narwhal is made to look like the real whale family member of Arctic waters. So why should the scientific name be any different? The real name in the Linnaean system of scientific classification is Monodon monoceros, which is Greek for 'one tooth one tusk'.
Like any other whale, narwhals have a very thick blubber layer to keep warm. About 4 inches
Do narwhals live alone or in groups?
yes!! they are called pods!!
Killer whales do swim in groups, they swim in pods of up to about 20. Sometimes 2 pods join up together to make an even bigger pod. Sometimes baby's and mum's stay together their whole lives. All the Killer Whales in the pod develop a close bond.
-- (The pod is the name for a group of Killer Whales.)
yes they do because the male sticks with the female and his kids usually you can see this in the zoo but not in the zoo
Killer whales do swim in groups, they swim in pods of up to about 20. Sometimes 2 pods join up together to make an even bigger pod. Sometimes baby's and mum's stay together their whole lives. All the Killer Whales in the pod develop a close bond.
-- (The pod is the name for a group of Killer Whales.)
yes they do because the male sticks with the female and his kids usually you can see this in the zoo but not in the zoo
What are the functions and features of narwhals?
* Lack of a dorsal fin * Spotted body * Smaller than most whales * Large twisted tooth which juts out from the lower left jaw like a horn * Lives in frigid arctic waters * Cannot survive in captivity so far * Gluts on fish in the winter, fasts in the summer * Predated by orca whales * Extremely fast
I tried to keep it down to five, but I failed miserably!
What animals live around narwhals?
Narwhals and Beluga whales often travel in the same region of the ocean.
Is a narwhal an animal that lives in the Australian outback?
Not unless there is a salt water ocean in the outback. A narwhal is a marine mammal that looks part whale and part dolphin.
yes, every whale squirts water out there back. Why? Because, like dolphins, they can also breath out there blow hole(the thing on their back), so they spurt the water out so they breath in air and not water.
its narwhals not narwars
narwhals eat shrimp squid halibut and other crustacean
Can narwhals breathe under water?
Narwhals are whales, and whales are considered mammals, and mammals can't breathe underwater. Therfore, a narwhal must breathe air to prevent from drowning, and to do so, they (and all the other kinds of sea mammals) must swim up to the surface every few minutes to breathe air.
When did narwhals become endangered?
Actually the narwhal is not extinct, but its conservation status is "special concern". Narwhals are currently not listed under the Species At Risk Act. COSEWIC has recommended that the species be listed as Special Concern. The population of the narwhal is currently estimated at between 10,000 and 45,000. Narwhals are hunted for their tusks, and this is the main risk to the survival of the narwhal. See the link below for more information.
What is the use of the narwhal whale tusk?
No, but long time ago hunters believed that they had magical powers like a unicorn.
What is being done to save narwhals?
Multiple countries, the US for example, have banned the importation of narwhal tusks. This cuts down on the number of people who would hunt narwhals for their expensive tusk. Also many countries, in Europe for example, have limited the number of narwhals a region can kill per annum. This, however, negatively affects some peoples who exist almost solely on the narwhals.
What is the narwhal populations n 2010?
Answer #1 Population figures for narwhals only can be estimated. But the numbers tend to hover around 75,000. These are the statistics for as late as 2005-2006. Answer #2There are approximately 75,000 narwhals according to a 2008 study by Laidre, K. L., I. Stirling, L. Lowry, Ø. Wiig, M. P. Heide-Jørgensen, and S. Ferguson.
Yes. Walruses still exist and can be found both in the wild and in captivity.
