Narwhal-Park

﻿Narwhal

Animal: Narwhal, Binomial Name: Monodon monoceros Family Characteristics:  The ceacean family monodontidae have two unusual toothed whales. Monodontidae has one genus which is the Monodon. The very unusual animal, the narwhals, is a whale that moves in varieties of the world when they migrate. Monodontidae are medium sized whales, with the foreheads of a melon, a short or small nostril, and are toothed. One characteristic that stands out is that all whales have echolocation which is a way to navigate. Species In The Family And Subfamily: There are only two species in the Monodontidae family. Narwhals also have a super family that is the Delphinoidea. Monodontidae: Delphinoidea:  
 * Beluga Whales
 * Narwhals
 * Dolphins
 * Killer Whales



Narwhals Information: Narwhals Are Found mainly in the regions of Atlantic and Russian areas of the Arctic Ocean. In the future, Narwhals will be endangered since there is pollution in the waters.

Narwhals Classification: <span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Kingdom- Ani﻿malia

<span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Phylum-Chordata

<span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Class-Mamalia

<span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Order-Cetacea

<span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Suborder-Odontoceti

<span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Genus-Monodon

<span style="color: #061b75; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Species-Monodon Monoceros

<span style="color: #0f1015; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Movement: <span style="color: #0f1015; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">

<span style="color: #061f7f; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Narwhals move by tips of its flippers, its tusk, and the head. The tail and the flippers help the narwhal steer. The tail and the flippers help the narwhal steer. The feature of the flippers also helps the narwhal stop. The tusk and the head play a critical role in to move to ehcholocation.

<span style="color: #0f1015; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Metabolism:

<span style="color: #030a8c; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Narwhals are carnivores. They mainly eat fish, squid, shrip,and other animals in the sea. Surprisingly, narwhals do not hunt with their tusks. Information is unknown, but many scientist believe that narwhals stun their prey by using their voices or sounds.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Growth and Development:

<span style="color: #041186; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">At birth narwhals are five foot three inches and weigh 400 pounds. When males mature, they can grow up to fifteen feet five inches and 1,600 Kg. Female narwhals can grow thirteen feet one inches and 1000 Kg. Narwhals can live up to 50 year.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Repsponse And Adaptations:

<span style="color: #051061; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Narwhals adapt by using the tusks. They use the tusks by making holes in the sea and determine the thickness

<span style="color: #051061; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">of the ice. Another adaption is narwhals feed in the winter because of low productivity in the artic summers.

<span style="color: #051061; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Narwhals do this to avoid competition with other narwhals. The Last adaption is they maintain energy by satying

<span style="color: #051061; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">in limited are for six months and make small movements.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Reproduction:

<span style="color: #02127e; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Narwhals reproduce in the summer. They have gestation for 14-15 months. Females give birth on at a time to a blue-gray calf. It is weaned in six months.

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Differences between males and females:

<span style="color: #051b7a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Both male and female narwhals are the same color, the male narwhals tusk grow 13 to 16 feet long. The female

<span style="color: #051b7a; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">narwhals tusk grows 10 to 13 feet long. The male narwhals grows 2 ft 4 inches and weighs 600 kg more than

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<span style="color: #040f90; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">By: David Park