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|description=Adapted to life in the Arctic, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO58kt-jETA Narwhale Nat Geo]
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|description=Adapted to life in the Arctic, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO58kt-jETA Narwhale Nat Geo].  These small whales have a long tusk (actually an elongated left canine tooth) protruding from the mouth.  They eat fish which they hunt beneath the pack ice of arctic waters.  Thy do not have a dorsal fin as most whales and dolphins do.  Narwhals range from 4 to 5.5 meters (13-18 feet) in length.
 
|range= Arctic and sub-arctic oceans around North America, Russia and Greenland.
 
|range= Arctic and sub-arctic oceans around North America, Russia and Greenland.
 
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Revision as of 18:48, 27 August 2021

Monodon monoceros

Monodon monoceros

Narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

Where found: Arctic and sub-arctic oceans around North America, Russia and Greenland.

Description: Adapted to life in the Arctic, Narwhale Nat Geo. These small whales have a long tusk (actually an elongated left canine tooth) protruding from the mouth. They eat fish which they hunt beneath the pack ice of arctic waters. Thy do not have a dorsal fin as most whales and dolphins do. Narwhals range from 4 to 5.5 meters (13-18 feet) in length.