Narwhal

Monodon monoceros · Mammal

The narwhal keeps to deep Arctic water and fjords off Canada and Greenland, in small pods that join into herds of hundreds when the ice drives them south to winter under the pack, breathing at cracks and leads. The male carries a single long spiral tusk. Inuit use nearly every part of it, and its tusk travelled to Europe to be sold as unicorn horn.

Danger

Harmless

How it is met

In families, day and night

Size

Huge

In winter

Leaves for winter

Where it lives

Ice Sheet, Coastal Shelf, Open Ocean

Gives

Narwhal Tusk, Narwhal Skin, Narwhal Blubber, Narwhal Sinew

Sources

• Ann Dunford, Monodon monoceros (narwhal). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2020.
• Wikipedia contributors, Narwhal. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 2026.

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