Narwhal

Narwhal

Info
Narwhal is a toothed whale and a Whale found in the Arctic, while Beluga Whales and Orcas survive with lots of blubber. Its maximum age is as long as 50 years. Did you know? Narwhals go '''as deep as 1500 meters and holds its breath for as long as 7-25 minutes? Well'''? It's true. Just so you know.

Teeth
It has one or two tooth on its head, called a tusk that grows as ten feet. Only males have them, females have no tusk.

Tusk Use
No one knows for sure. Narwhals sometimes seem to use their tusks as spears for catching large fish. Other times, they seem to use their tusks as ice picks. Or they may use them as tools for digging fish, squid, and shellfish out of the muddy ocean bottom. Many scientists now think the tusk is mainly used for fighting for mating season. One reason is that many adult males have scars on their heads. Another is that many old males have broken tusks.

Prey

 * Shrimp
 * Squid
 * Greenland halibut
 * Arctic cod
 * Rockfish
 * Flounder
 * Crabs

Trivia

 * Narwhal tusks were once sold as unicorn horns.

Other Arctic Whales

 * Orca
 * Beluga Whale