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NARWHALS

NARWHALS. By Vinnie Grade 4. Habitat. Enemies. Life Cycle. Inuit Uses. Food. Characteristics. Babies. HABITAT. HABITAT The narwhals migrate to Davis Strait and south Baffin Bay. Narwhals live in the cold icy waters of the Arctic seas. They mostly stay far away from ice.

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NARWHALS

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  1. NARWHALS By Vinnie Grade 4 Habitat Enemies Life Cycle Inuit Uses Food Characteristics Babies

  2. HABITAT • HABITAT • The narwhals migrate to Davis Strait and south Baffin Bay. • Narwhals live in the cold icy waters of the Arctic seas. • They mostly stay far away from ice. • In the summer narwhals infrequently enter a wide mouth of a river that goes to the sea.

  3. FOOD • FOOD • Narwhals eat lots of marine animals like fish, squid, shrimp, polar cod, flounder, green halibut,cuttle fish and crab. • The narwhals use echolocation to find their food and to see where they’re going. • Narwhals can stay underwater for as long as 15 min. • Narwhals always swallow their food whole because they can not chew.

  4. CHARACTERISTICS • The Inuit name for the narwhal is Qilalugat tugaliit. • Narwhal’s skin is mottled dark grey, not as much grey on the sides and a white belly. • The ivory in the male narwhal’s tusk is prized for carving. • The female narwhal has no tusk.

  5. LIFE CYCLE • A Narwhal’s usual life span is up to 50 years. • The narwhal ‘s upper left tooth usually becomes the tusk. • The baby narwhal stays with her mother for about a year. • The babies height is about 1.5 meters and weighs about 80 kilograms.

  6. ENEMIES • Their natural enemies are polar bears. • Their main enemies are man because they use there oil for lot of human uses. • Lots of Narwhals are attacked by polar bears. • Scientists use Narwhals oil for scientific uses too.

  7. INUIT USES • The ivory in a male Narwhals tusk is useful for carving. • People now don’t really use Narwhal tusks for carving because they don’t like taking them away from animals like elephants. • A long time ago Inuit brought as much tusk ivory they needed and sold it. • The other animal they use tusks for carving is the elephant.

  8. BABIES • A normal baby Narwhal’s height is about 1.5 meters and weighs about 80 kilograms.

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