2. You can call a narwhal "moon whale" and not get the cold shoulder
3. Narwhals are like beluga whales, which are friendly whales that have an entire song dedicated to them thanks to Raffi
4. Olden days people often passed narwhal horns (totally legit) off as unicorn horns (fantastical appendage)
5. The purpose of the horns is widely debated; some scientists maintain that they are used to aid echolocation, others say it is for sparring, still others say it is for showing off, like how colonial-era men used to wear short pants and tight socks to better show off their calf muscles when they flexed them in their daily "g'days"
6. The narwhal, alongside what appears to be a pouchless kangaroo with deer horns strapped to its head, graces the Nanavut's coat of arms
7. Buddy the Elf was close friends with Mr. Narwhal
8. Occasionally a male narwhal will sprout two tusks; you can see one displayed at the London Natural History Museum. Even though its kind of creepy, the double tusk phenomenon makes for a really cool photo op
9. A Danish zoologist singlehandedly brought an end to the unicorn legend during a 1638 public lecture, consequently crushing the hearts of kings and small girls worldwide (which is presumably why he is now known as the delightful "Ole Wurm")
10. Narwhals are friendly, sociable whales who deserve to be protected and loved
*For more dets. and a super sweet drawing of a narwhal "size comparison with an average human" please see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhals
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