The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal is a stocky cetacean with a relatively blunt snout, a large melon, and a shallow ridge in place of a dorsal fin.

2025年1月14日 · Narwhals continue to lighten as they become adults until their skin appears white with black mottling on the head, flippers, dorsal ridge, and flukes. The tusk of the narwhal is its most unique and distinctive feature, which often leads to comparisons to the resemblance of “unicorns.” Narwhals have two teeth in the upper jaw.

2018年2月15日 · Swimming in the frigid waters of the Arctic and surfacing in narrow gaps in the sea ice to breathe, the narwhal is one of the world’s most elusive and bizarre marine mammals. Considered by some as the jousting knight of the sea, this whale sports a single tusk sticking six to nine feet straight out from the top of its skull.

2016年10月1日 · We examined narwhal use of the ‘near-glacier’ region (within approx. 7 km of the ice front); however, we refer to this generally as the ‘glacier front’ for lack of pre-existing terminology. This study sheds light on what glacier features may be selected by narwhals and improves our understanding of how future changes in freshwater melt ...

Glacial fronts are important summer habitat for narwhals (Monodon monoceros); however, no studies have quantified which glacial properties attract whales. We investigated the importance of glacial habitats using telemetry data from n = 15 whales tagged in September of 1993, 1994, 2006 and 2007 in Me …

Four male narwhals pass along in the open water of Lancaster Sound in Nunavut, Canada. What is the narwhal? The narwhal is the unicorn of the sea, a pale-colored porpoise found in Arctic...

2024年6月15日 · The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is the iconic species of the Canadian Tundra bioregion located in Subarctic America. Life in the cold waters of the Arctic With an estimated population of around 100,000, narwhals are mostly found around the fjords, or narrow glacier inlets, of Northeastern Canada, Greenland, and the Arctic Ocean's Atlantic sector.

Discover more about narwhal habitats and migration patterns. Where do narwhals live? There are 12 different populations of narwhal living on the Atlantic side of the Arctic Ocean in Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. There have only been …

Learn more about narwhals and their Arctic Ocean habitat, as well as what is threatening narwhal population and what WWF is doing.

Narwhals are midsized toothed whales that are closely related to white whales. The most conspicuous feature of the narwhal is the up to three metres long spiralled tusk, borne by males of the species. The distribution of narwhal is largely confined to the North Atlantic region.