Curious About Narwhals (Curious About Wild Animals)
Curious About Narwhals (Curious About Wild Animals)
Curious About Narwhals (Curious About Wild Animals)
NARWHALS
B Y A N N I E C . H O L D R E N
A M I C U S • A M I C U S I N K
What are you
CHAPTER TWO
A Narwhal’s Home
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CHAPTER ONE
Narwhal Tusks
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No. Unicorns are not real. Lucky for us, narwhals
are! They are called the “unicorns of the sea.”
They are whales. Long ago, people thought they
had a unicorn horn. It was really a narwhal tusk.
A narhwal
tusk has
10 million
nerves. A human
hand has
100,000
nerves.
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What is a
narwhal’s tusk
made out of?
T U S K S
The tusk is
N A R W H A L
long and
bendy.
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WARTHOG
T U S K S
BABIRUSA
W I T H
Neptune
A N I M A L S
WALRUS
O T H E R
HIPPO
ELEPHANT
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T U S K S
N A R W H A L
Where do
narwhals live?
H O M E
Narwhal Range
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Narwhals live
far north in the
Arctic Ocean.
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H O M E
Do narwhals
swim together?
N A R W H A L ’ S
A
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A pod gathers in ice holes to breathe.
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CHAPTER THREE
How do narwhals
stay warm?
N A R W H A L
Narwhals swim
in waters with
icebergs.
A
A S
L I F E
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A pod swims in
deep, cold water.
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How do
N A R W H A L
narwhals eat?
They suck up food like a vacuum. Fish, shrimp,
and small squid are all on the menu. Narwhals
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they use it to tap the prey. Tap, tap. This stuns the
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Narwhals can
dive over 1
mile (1.6 km)
into the ocean
to find food.
Green halibut
Arctic cod
Rockfish
Squid
Shrimp Crab
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How long do
narwhals live?
N A R W H A L
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Scientists are not sure. They think about 40 years. It
is hard to study narwhals. The icy water is dark. But
they can study dead narwhals. They look for signs
of age. One narwhal may have lived for 90 years.
That’s a long life!
Baby: blue-gray
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S T A Y C U R I O U S !
ASK SEARCH
MORE FOR
QUESTIONS ANSWERS
How are narwhal Search the library
babies born? catalog or the Internet.
A librarian, teacher, or parent
can help you.
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L E A R N M O R E
FIND SHARE
GOOD AND TAKE
SOURCES ACTION
Here are some good, Color in a map to show
safe sources you can use where narwhals live.
in your research.
Your librarian can help you find more.
Internet Sites
Nat Geo Kids | Narwhals
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/animals/ Climate change is
mammals/narwhal melting the Arctic,
National Geographic is a respected news
organization. It reports on nature and animals. where narwhals live.
Help save the narwhals’
Ocean Conservancy | Wildlife home. Walk or bike to where
Fact Sheets: Narwhal
https://oceanconservancy.org/wildlife-
you are going. Or travel in
factsheet/narwhal a carpool, train, or bus.
The Ocean Conservancy works to protect
the oceans and animals that live in them.
Every effort has been made to ensure that these
websites are appropriate for children. However,
because of the nature of the Internet, it is impossible
to guarantee that these sites will remain active
indefinitely or that their contents will not be altered.
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G L O S S A RY I N D E X
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WILD
ANIMALS
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