by Robert
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Type Narwhal |
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Habitat They live in deep water for much of the year. |
Food Squid, Polar Cod, bottom fish, shrimp and crabs. |
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Enemies Humans
hunt them. Polar bears are
also their enemies. |
Appearance Up
to 15 meters long, including tusks, and about 1.6 tonnes.
Narwhals are white and brown.
Narwhal horns are really teeth and males only have them. |
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Babies About
1.5 meters, and 80 kilograms.. The
gestation period is a year. |
Fun Facts Population
unknown, but best estimate is 25000 to 50000.
May be declining in some areas due to hunting.
Narwhals use their horns to protect their young. Narwhals have no
dorsal fin. They used to sell
Narwhal horns. |
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