narwhal: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	narwhale • narwal • Monodon monoceros

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Illustration of a narwhal (Monodon monoceros) with its long spiral tusk, shown alongside a faint scuba diver silhouette for scale. The narwhal's body is speckled gray and white, and a scale bar indicates its length of about 4 meters (13 feet).

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