NarwhalNarwhalUnicorn of the seaUnicorn of the sea

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•They are the horned arctic whale.

•Their Horns are 8-15 ft.

•Their bodies are 15-22 ft. not including the horn.

• ENDANGERED!!ENDANGERED!!

What They What They AreAre

They are They are ENDANGERED!!!!!!! ENDANGERED!!!!!!! because they are because they are overly hunted for overly hunted for food and for their food and for their tusks. Sometimes tusks. Sometimes their tusks are their tusks are auctioned for auctioned for thousands of dollars.thousands of dollars.

Weird actual Weird actual factsfacts• In Old Norse In Old Norse

Narwhal means Narwhal means “Corpse Whale”.“Corpse Whale”.

• They are also They are also known as “Unicorn known as “Unicorn of the sea”.of the sea”.

• They are also very They are also very mythical creatures.mythical creatures.

What Narwhals EatWhat Narwhals Eat• They eat tuna, They eat tuna,

shrimp, and shrimp, and crab.crab.

• They also eat They also eat cuddle fish, cuddle fish, halibut, artic halibut, artic cod, rockfish, cod, rockfish, and flounder.and flounder.

Where They Where They Live/HabitatLive/HabitatNarwhals live in the Narwhals live in the

arctic waters arctic waters around Greenland, around Greenland, Russia, Alaska, and Russia, Alaska, and Canada.Canada.

Other Information About The Other Information About The NarwhalNarwhal

• Its closest living relative is the beluga.Its closest living relative is the beluga.

• The tusk is not right in the middle of its The tusk is not right in the middle of its nose, it is actually to the left of the nose.nose, it is actually to the left of the nose.

• Some Narwhals can live to be 30 or 40.Some Narwhals can live to be 30 or 40.

Our OpinionOur OpinionWe think that Narwhals

are very special creatures. They should be treated with care and preserved. It should be a law that they can’t be hunted.

They are sweet and if they are cared for they might not be ENDANGERED anymore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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