narwhals

media type="youtube" key="MSjjHiysBbE" height="385" width="480"**Narwhal's tusk can grow to be 7 to 10 feet long. The body can grow to be 13-20 feet long. Narwhals can weigh as much as 3500 lbs. They eat fish, squid, shrimp and other marine animals. Inuit people hunt the narwhals because its skin has vitamin C. Narwhals go in groups. Their groups are called pods. The people use the narwhal tusk for tools and ivory. Narwhals can have two tusks on their head but it is rare. The scientific name for the narwhal is //monodon monoceros. It is sometimes referred to as "Nar" by the norse. "Nar'"means corpse whale. the narwhal is called this because of its grey, pale skin. A narwhal's tusk or horn is an overgrown tooth that grows through a hole above there lip. They use their tusk for jousting.//**