What is a "narwhal"?

Answer 1

What is a Narwhal?
A Narwhal is a type of a whale with some very unique characteristics. The male of the species has a left tooth that continues to grow into a beautiful tusk much like that of the mythical Unicorn. The narwhal's closest "cousin" is the beluga also known as the "white whale".

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Answer 2

It's a type of whale. It has one large tooth, or "tusk" sticking out of the top of it's head that twisted into a compact spiral, like the kind you see in pictures of unicorns.

Most scholars think that it was the trade in narwhal tusks that caused the legend of the unicorn. People would see the horn, and some of them would use it as medicine and conincidentally get better. They imagined that eating the powdered horn made them better, and wanted more of it.

But whales are hard to catch. They are waay bigger than fish, so the traders would tell stories about a fantastic beast called a unicorn that could only be captured by a virgin. When the local lord's daughter failed to capture the imaginary animal, the lord was too ashamed to admit that his daughter wasn't a virgin, so left the traders alone.

Answer 3

A "narwhal" (or Narwhale) is a large, aquatic mamal similar to dolphins, orcas, and whales. They are best known for the large, ivory tusk near the front of the male's snout, which can whiegh up to 20 pounds. It is accually a large tooth that they use for catching prey, swimming, and self defence. They are usually a dark white with grey spots, and they live ing arctic climates. some can grow to be at least 15 to 20 feet long, and wiegh up to a ton.

Answer 4

A narwhal is a whale with a long, twisted tooth generally found in the waters of the Arctic. They can grow to 4.5 metres long.

Answer 5

A large, northern whale with one tusk that grows to immense proportion, sticking out of the front like a unicorn horn.

Answer 6

I have NO idea, did you make that up?