Meet The "Unicorn Of The Sea"
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The narwhal, a unique Arctic whale famous for the male's long, spiraled tusk, is known as the "Unicorn of the Sea".
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The male's tusk an elongated canine tooth, functioning as a sensory organ.
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It also acts as a tool for social signaling, hunting, and establishing dominance.
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Narwhal whales live in the frigid waters of the Arctic Ocean, migrating with sea ice.
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They are deep divers, capable of reaching depths of nearly 5,000 feet (1,500 meters).
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Their tusks fueled legends of unicorns and are culturally important to Arctic communities.
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They have mottled gray skin as adults, but they start blue-black as teens and become almost white when old.
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They suck food into their mouths and swallow it whole. They use their tusks to detect food.
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