Very little is known about Narwhals and their activities. Feeding themselves is one such mystery activity in which narwhals engage. But one suggestion is hunting by echolocation. The narwhal is a noisy creature, with a range of clicks, squeals, trills, and whistles. So the notion is the sending forth of some of these sounds, and the determining of a prey's location through the bouncing back of the sound wave onto the narwhal's forehead. Once the prey is located, the actual catching strategy is unknown. But scientists tend to think that the tusk plays no role. Other scientists suggest that sound comes into play once again. Indeed, they offer the possibility of stunning the prey by loud sounds.
Inuit hunt narwhals for their meat, skin, blubber, and tusks, which provide important sources of food, clothing, tools, and materials for the community. Narwhals have been a traditional part of Inuit culture and diet for centuries.
because resources
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.
Some predators are: polar bears, humans and possibly a few bigger whales.
because they can
narwhals hunt in places where fish are
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Inuit hunt narwhals for their meat, skin, blubber, and tusks, which provide important sources of food, clothing, tools, and materials for the community. Narwhals have been a traditional part of Inuit culture and diet for centuries.
They are hunter-gathers and still hunt for their food. They build their own shelters as well.
because resources
Luckily, narwhals are not yet endangered, although it is still illegal to hunt them. For more information do a Google search, there is loads of help there :)
The Inuit people are legally allowed to hunt the narwhals to sustain themselves.
Narwhals are listed as "Near Threatened" by the IUCN.
No. The Inuit people are allowed to hunt Narwhals for meat, as there are very little vitamins in the northern climate, the general habitat of the Narwhal.
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.
you can find narwhals in the arctic circle as this is where they hunt for food watch frozen planet on the bbc for more info
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.