The Narwhal:

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The Narwhal
The Underwater Unicorn
By Kate Goldenring
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Introduction

• I think the Narwhal is one of the most magical
  creatures in the ocean.
• It is known as the unicorn whale because it has a
  tooth that grows out in the front of it in a
  spiraled formation.
• I think it is amazing that a whale as small as
  the Narwhal can be as fascinating as it is! It is
  a truly beautiful sea animal!

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Description

• Mammal
• Warm blooded
• Vertebrae
• 10 to 20 ft long.
• Male Narwhals weigh 1600kg and females 1000kg.
• All different colors
• The spiraled formation is their tusk/tooth.
• Tooth is 6 to 9 feet long

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Food Source

• Eats shrimp, squid, flatfish, cuttlefish,
  crustaceans
• Also cod and schooling fish
• When food is scarce Narwhals will even eat a baby
  seal!
• They dont use their tusk to hunt.
• Carnivore

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Habitat

• Sunlight zone
• Artic Ocean, Greenland, and Canada.
• It also lives in the Atlantic and Russian parts
  of the Antarctic.
• Like very cold temperatures
• Do not migrate to warmer seas during the winter.

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Predators

• Polar Bears
• Walruses
• Killer Whales
• Inuit hunters.
• The Narwhals long tooth sometimes gives away its
  hiding spot.
• The Narwhale will go to shallow water to mix up
  the Killer Whales Echolocation.

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Mating

• The tusk is believed to be part of the mating
  process.
• They fight for dominance and right to mate with
  females by crossing tusks.
• Males reach maturity at 8-9 years old and females
  at 4-7 years old.
• 1 calf every 3 years.
• 15 month pregnancy

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Environmental impact

• 1000 are hunted every year.
• Heavy metal levels in animals tissue.
• Too much silt build up.
• Garbage dumped from ships at sea.
• They will get stuck in shifting ice!

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Interesting Facts

• Has a bigger brain because it is a toothed whale.
• People have seen gatherings of 100s to 1000s.
• Narwhals come up through holes in the ice to
  breath.
• They use there forehead to feel echolocation.
• Narwhal means corpse whale

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Conclusion

• I hope you have learned a lot.
• This unicorn whale is very intriguing with all of
  its amazing features.
• Hopefully this animal will have a good future!