Narwhal Fun Facts
Narwhals are very interesting and extraordinary creatures.
-Their "magical horn" is actually an overgrown tooth.
-Some narwhals get two overgrown teeth.
-A male narwhal can reach 16 feet in body length and weigh about 1.8 tons!
-Females are usually about 3 feet shorter and only weigh 1 ton.
-At birth a narwhal can be 5 feet long and 175 pounds.
-Narwhals are predominantly found in the Atlantic and Russian and Canadian areas of the Arctic.
-They are a migratory species and in summer found closer to the coasts.
-Narwhals are often found in pods of 15 to 20.
-Their main predators are polar bears, sharks, walruses and orcas. They in turn feed squid, fish and crustaceans.
-Narwhal tusks do not regrow if they are broken off.
-The male's tusk is actually a very long twisted tooth that is hollow.
-Narwhal means "corpse whale" in Old Norse—perhaps due to the coloration of their bluish white skin.
-Baby narwhals are brown.
-Narwhals click, squeal, and whistle to communicate and/or navigate.
-Sometimes narwhals are called the unicorns of the sea.
-Their "magical horn" is actually an overgrown tooth.
-Some narwhals get two overgrown teeth.
-A male narwhal can reach 16 feet in body length and weigh about 1.8 tons!
-Females are usually about 3 feet shorter and only weigh 1 ton.
-At birth a narwhal can be 5 feet long and 175 pounds.
-Narwhals are predominantly found in the Atlantic and Russian and Canadian areas of the Arctic.
-They are a migratory species and in summer found closer to the coasts.
-Narwhals are often found in pods of 15 to 20.
-Their main predators are polar bears, sharks, walruses and orcas. They in turn feed squid, fish and crustaceans.
-Narwhal tusks do not regrow if they are broken off.
-The male's tusk is actually a very long twisted tooth that is hollow.
-Narwhal means "corpse whale" in Old Norse—perhaps due to the coloration of their bluish white skin.
-Baby narwhals are brown.
-Narwhals click, squeal, and whistle to communicate and/or navigate.
-Sometimes narwhals are called the unicorns of the sea.