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title: "Do you know about Narwhal?"  
description: "A short explanation of the Narwhal and it's unique tusk"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-22  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2603/do-you-know-about-narwhal  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Narwhal", "animals", "general knowledge", "facts"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Do you know about Narwhal?

![Do you know about Narwhal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3e8e9d11-f569-4bc3-9e16-fc7e7f2bf15c/images/eccb26cc-ce51-41dd-a1ba-3475cbca6999.jpeg) ![Do you know about Narwhal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3e8e9d11-f569-4bc3-9e16-fc7e7f2bf15c/images/20f406b5-5657-4141-993f-7c73a6a9cb02.jpeg) Narwhals are medium-sized toothed whales found in the Arctic waters off the coasts of Greenland, Canada, and Russia. ![Do you know about Narwhal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3e8e9d11-f569-4bc3-9e16-fc7e7f2bf15c/images/7f99e282-d30d-4c9e-8218-3cb6395d73cf.jpeg) Narwhals eat a variety of fish, squid, and shrimp. ![Do you know about Narwhal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3e8e9d11-f569-4bc3-9e16-fc7e7f2bf15c/images/be2c221a-1a85-4253-9be1-b865806bc4d9.jpeg) They are known as "unicorns of the sea" because of their long, spiralled tusk, which is actually an expanded tooth. ![Do you know about Narwhal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3e8e9d11-f569-4bc3-9e16-fc7e7f2bf15c/images/f8604988-b2ab-4c6a-b5ee-6618004568b9.jpeg) Male narwhals usually have tusks, and some may have two. ![Do you know about Narwhal](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/3e8e9d11-f569-4bc3-9e16-fc7e7f2bf15c/images/7af24f44-1b31-4137-a4d2-b87230bda872.jpeg) The tusk can grow to be up to 10 feet long and may be used for communication, navigation, and competing for mates.

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