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| The narwhal is a type of whale. Its scientific name is Monodo monoceros and narwhal means "corpse whale" in Old Norse. It is part of the family of Monodontidae and is related to the Beluga whale. They are one of the 76 cetacean species (whales, porpoises etc) and are marine mammals. It has bluish-gray skin and males have a tooth up to 10 feet in length. It weighs around 1.8 tons and is around 16 feet long, not counting the tooth. At birth, narwhals weigh around 175 pounds and are around 5 feet long. It lives above the Arctic Circle and lives up to 50 years. It eats squid, shrimp, and fish. It is a fast swimmer and is a deep diver. Narwhals can stay under water from 7-10 minutes. There are roughly 10,000 to 45,000 narwhals living today. Their predators are Inuit hunters, polar bears, Orcas, sharks and walruses. | ||||
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