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A Narwal has one tusk. It comes out from its upper jaw, and is actually an extension of its upper left hand tooth. The tusk only occurs on a male, and is normally spiralled in an anti-clockwise direction. The tusk is hollow. The purpose of the narwhal's tusk is not actually known, but it is theorised that its used in courtship, as a weapon in competition with other males, and even to enhance its sonar functions.
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What is a toothed whale with long tusks called?
A narwhal (Monodon monoceros).
What animal that has one tusks from in far south or far north?
Narwhal
Did hunters want narwhal tusks or eggs?
Answer #1 by Mediatech Narwhal are mammals, so they do not lay eggs. Answer #2 by Ginezumi Hunters want narwhal body parts if they seek food, and narwhal tusks if they seek profit. The narwhal has a long, curved tusk that projects frontwards out through the mouth. Inuit hunters generally are interested in narwhal body parts as sources of food. Non-Inuit hunters generally aren't interested in narwhal body parts as food. They seek the narwhal's tusk.
What mammals bear tusks?
Many mammals have tusks, including elephants, boars, and of course, narwhals.
How much is one narwhal tusk worth?
The value of a narwhal tusk can vary greatly depending on its size, quality, and legality of acquisition. Illegal trading of narwhal tusks is a concern and can fetch high prices on the black market. Officially traded narwhal tusks obtained through regulated hunting can be sold legally for thousands of dollars.
Can a narwhal have two tusks?
Yes, but a narwhal having more than one horn is a rare occurrence. The scientific name for the narwhal is Monodon monoceros. The designation comes from the Greek for 'one tooth one horn'. Indeed, the male narwhal tends to have one horn, and the female none. But there are rare, recorded instances in which a male has two horns and a female one. There also is the one known, recorded instance of a female having two horns.
What large marine mammal has whiskers and prominent tusks?
A walrus has ivory tusks. A narwhal has a single ivory tusk.
What was the longest narwhal tusk?
The longest Narwhal tusks can run over ten feet. They range in size from 4 ft 11 in to 10 ft 2 in.
What are the two tusks of a narwhal?
Most narwhals have just the one 'tusk', and it is actually a tooth. One in 500 males have two tusks, but the skull has a double tusk'.
Why is the narwhal whale endangered?
Because Inuit hunters kill them for there skin and tusks. Hope this helped
What is unusual about the narwhal whale male?
Firstly you don't need to say whale after narwhal, secondly the unusual fact about them is that their horns are infact tusks and are very suseptable to pain.
Why do narwhal have horns?
A narwhal is a tooth whale, but has a special feature separating it from any other whale, which is a twisted tusk growing out of the left part of its mouth. Scientists have examined narwhal tusks a lot, and have found that there are special blood vessels in the tusk. They think that they use their tusks to communicate, but there is only a slight chance that they are right. Thus, they haven't found out much about the narwhal's tusk yet.
