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    The narwhal is an Arctic whale known for its unusual horn. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Bering Sea and migrates to Greenland. Narwhals mainly eat squid and fish like cuttlefish. Their horns are thought to be used for protection, communication, or digging, but their exact purpose is unknown. Males grow a single straight horn that can spiral tightly, while females have no horns. Narwhals typically live 30-40 years but hunting has reduced their lifespan to around 10 years on average. Females give birth every 3 years after a 15 month gestation period.

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    The narwhal is an Arctic whale known for its unusual horn. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Bering Sea and migrates to Greenland. Narwhals mainly eat squid and fish like cuttlefish. Their horns are thought to be used for protection, communication, or digging, but their exact purpose is unknown. Males grow a single straight horn that can spiral tightly, while females have no horns. Narwhals typically live 30-40 years but hunting has reduced their lifespan to around 10 years on average. Females give birth every 3 years after a 15 month gestation period.

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    The narwhal is an Arctic whale known for its unusual horn. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean and Bering Sea and migrates to Greenland. Narwhals mainly eat squid and fish like cuttlefish. Their horns are thought to be used for protection, communication, or digging, but their exact purpose is unknown. Males grow a single straight horn that can spiral tightly, while females have no horns. Narwhals typically live 30-40 years but hunting has reduced their lifespan to around 10 years on average. Females give birth every 3 years after a 15 month gestation period.

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    TheNarwhal

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    aboutthenarwhal.

    Thenarwhalornicknamedtheunicornwhaleisverypicculartoscientists.Itisunknownonhowor
    whattheirhornsareusedfor,thereforethehornsectionisbasedofftheory.

    Diet
    TheNarwhalsdietissimilartoameateatingwhale.Iteatssquidandfishsuchascuttlefish

    [whichis
    itstheNarwhalsfavoritefood].ItisamysteryiftheNarwhaleatsplanktonlikeotherwhalesbutsome
    scientistsbelieveintheirlogicalfoodtheory.

    ClimateandEcosystem
    TheNarwhalsecosystemistheAtlanticOceanandtheBeringSea,butareknowntomigrate
    tothe
    shoresofGreenland.Ifyounoticedboththeseplaceshavesquidandfish.Theyhaveacold
    seafloor
    inGreenland,butinthetheBeringSeatheseaischangingthroughouttheyears[asshowninthechart
    below].

    AppearanceandHorns
    TheNarwhalsfirstkeyfeatureareitswellknownhorns.Onehornshootsstraightoutoftheforehead
    whiletheothercurlsrightaroundthefirst.Thehornsarethoughttobeusedforprotection,
    communication,orevendigging.ThehornisquitethemysterythoughbecauseNarwhalsarerarely
    seenduetothelightpopulationintheirhabitatsandtheirconstantmigrationacrosstheworld.Butthis
    animalhasstillbeenseenlongenoughtoobserveitsappearance.TheNarwhallookslikeablackgray
    rockwithlittlewhitespots[bothgenders]andaswirlingtusk.[Malesonly.]

    LifeCycleandNourishment
    ANarwhalcanlivebetween30and40yearsoldbutbecauseofhunterstheymostlikelywillonlylive
    tenyears.Thefemaleisreadytobreedatfiveyearsoldbutinordertohaveababythefemalehasto
    waitforthemalewhosreadytobreedateightyearsold.Oncethemaleisreadytheybothhavecalves

    everythreeyearsafterafifteenmonthgestationperiod.Atbirththebabyisfifteenfeetlong[not
    countingmalehorns].Theparentsnursethebabycalffortwentymonthsthenareletonitsown.
    Traits
    TheNarwhalhasmanydifferenttraits.Ithasinheritedtraits,instincts,andbehaviors.Ofcoursethe
    Narwhalspersonalfeaturesareitsinheritedtraits.TheNarwhalsinstinctistoreproduceeveryyear
    onecalf.TheNarwhalhasmanylearnedbehaviors.Iwillonlysayone.TheNarwhalactuallylearns
    fromitsfatherhowtoprotecthismateandcalf.

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