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Narwhal

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Narwhal
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Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
A stocky whale body with no true dorsal fin, a blunt rounded head, and in males a single long spiraled ivory tusk projecting straight forward from the upper jaw. 1
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1. Narwhal (Wikipedia)
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The narwhal is a stocky cetacean with a relatively blunt snout, a large melon, and a shallow ridge in place of a dorsal fin... Males of this species have a spiralled tusk that is 1.5-3.0 m (4.9-9.8 ft) long.
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