Narwhals

Scientific Name: Monodon Monoceros

SizeHeight/length: 13-20 feetWeight: 3,500 pounds Narwhals are about the size of a bus and can live up to 50 years.

Predator/preyPredators: Polar bears and hunters

Prey: fish, squid, and shrimp.

Where they live…Narwhals live in the Arctic Ocean and are found in the near shore zone.

How they moveNarwhals swim, and they live in pods of 15-20.

Fact 1!!!!The tusk of a narwhal can be up to 8.8 feet long.

Fact 2!!Only male narwhals get a big tusk, but the females can get a smaller one.

Fact 3Young narwhals are called calves and are brown.

Other factsNarwhals are known as the unicorn of the sea.

In Old Norse narwhals are known as “Corpse Whale.”