15 Facts About Narwhals.

Hey again! Here are 15 facts about Narwhals:

• Narwhals are the Unicorns of the Sea.
• They are pale-colored porpoise found in the Arctic waters and rivers.
• Males have a tooth that is a sword-like tusk, it grows to 8.8 feet.
• The tusk grows through the Narwhals upper lip.
• Females do sometimes grow their own small tusk.
• Scientists are not sure what the tusk is used for but they think it's used to fight or used for mating rituals.
• Narwhals are related to bottlenose dolphins, belugas, harbor porpoises and orcas.
• They eat fish, shrimp, squid and other sea animals.
• They swim in groups from 15 to 20.
• Their size is 13 to 20 feet.
• They weigh 3,500 pounds.
• People hunt Narwhals for their tusks and skin, it is a source if vitamin c.
• They are carnivores.
• Narwhals have spots and newborns are gray.
• Their scientific name is Monodon monoceros.

credit goes to: National Geographic and World Book Student.