The mondon monoceros. The unicorn of the sea.
The Narwhal is one of the most unique animals on earth.They are in the dolphin group. They are found in the northern Arctic sea. Brr!
These massive animals can grow up to 20 feet long an their tusks another 8 feet. They weigh up to 3500 lbs!
They use their tusks to spear their prey, defend themselves from predators, poke hole in the ice, and the males joust with each other when it is mating season. They do not have a dorsal fin (Fin on their backs). They eat shrimp, squid, and fish. The Narwhal only has three teeth. One of them is is their horn.
Scientists estimate that there are about 45000 to 50000 of them in the world.
Narwhals travel and migrate in groups sizes of 10 to 100.
The word Narwhal means "corpse whale" in ancient Scandinavian.
Great blog post and sources.
ReplyDeletei did not know the narwhale was related to the dolphin! :)
ReplyDeletei learned that narwhals have three teeth and one of them is their horn. i wonder what narwhals use their horns for.
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