https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf en-us 2019-10-11 03:11:48 UTC 2019-10-13 23:28:12 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397187043  male Narwhals weight up to 2 tonnes]]> 2019-10-13 22:19:00 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397187043 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397187673 The name "Narwhal" comes from the Norse word 'nar' (corpse) and "hval" (whale)]]> 2019-10-13 22:22:54 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397187673 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397187845 the horn is just a big tooth]]> 2019-10-13 22:24:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397187845 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188037 Narwhals have a diet of cod, squid and cuttle fish. They will dive half a mile down to reach them.]]> 2019-10-13 22:25:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188037 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188254 in the middle ages horn was sold to roilty as a unicorn horn]]> 2019-10-13 22:26:20 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188254 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188540 they are found in Arctic coastal waters and rivers.]]> 2019-10-13 22:28:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188540 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188658 2019-10-13 22:28:41 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188658 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188755 Nerwhals can swim half a mile down in the water to catch cod and other fishes]]> 2019-10-13 22:29:13 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397188755 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397189030 2019-10-13 22:30:47 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397189030 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397189206 Its tooth or tusk can reach up to 10 feet! WOW!]]> 2019-10-13 22:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397189206 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397189631 Narwhals do not have a dorsal fin, and their neck vertebrae are jointed like those of most other mammals, not fused as in dolphins and most whales.]]> 2019-10-13 22:34:51 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397189631 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397192243
While it is not endangered, the narwhal is considered “near  threaten” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, or IUCN, which gauges a species' risk of extinction.]]> 2019-10-13 22:51:04 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397192243 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397192858 the Narwhals horn is 8.8 feet long]]> 2019-10-13 22:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397192858 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397193203 narwhals do not have any ears they have the ability to feel sound waves to figure out where other objects are located. ]]> 2019-10-13 22:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397193203 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397194229 The number of narwhals left is only an estimate and it is between 50,000 and 80,000, some estimates are as high as 170,000 but that is doubtful.]]> 2019-10-13 23:03:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397194229 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397194354 Narwhals create a sort-of vacuum and suck up their food which includes squid, Greenland halibut, shrimp, Arctic cod, rockfish, flounder, and crab. Narwhals only have two remaining teeth. The male narwhal tusk plays no role in feeding because males and tuskless females consume the same diet]]> 2019-10-13 23:04:53 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397194354 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397194420 Narwhals are related to bottlenose dolphins, belugas, harbor porpoises, and orcas. ]]> 2019-10-13 23:05:22 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397194420 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196090 Once they are mature, females will give birth to a calf once every 3 years. The pregnancy lasts for about 14 months, and calves are born in the spring.]]> 2019-10-13 23:10:26 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196090 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196488 Baby narwhals are called calves. Calves are born around 5ft long. Babies are darker in color and lighten as they age. They weigh about 1 tonne]]> 2019-10-13 23:13:23 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196488 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196699 People in the Arctic hunt the narwhal for their long tusks and their skin, an important source of vitamin C in the traditional Arctic diet.]]> 2019-10-13 23:14:52 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196699 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196995 Once they are mature, females will give birth to a calf once every 3 years. The pregnancy lasts for about 14 months, and calves are born in the spring. Like many other whales, narwhals travel in groups. ]]> 2019-10-13 23:16:40 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397196995 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397197218 During the Arctic summers they'll move into open ocean water so their menu increases to include other kinds of fish. Narwhals dive as deep as 1,500 metres while fishing, staying underwater for up to 25 minutes]]> 2019-10-13 23:17:57 UTC https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397197218 https://padlet.com/lgoldsack/4mup9107cqdf/wish/397197572 not all female narwhals have tusks only about 15% of females have tusks

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