Friday, November 11, 2011

4 THINGS I’M 72.8% SURE YOU DON’T KNOW ABOUT NARWHALS


1- This tooth whale makes its home in the Arctic.

2- The Narwhal’s name comes from the Old Norse word nár, which means corpse.


3- The Narwhal’s tusk is actually an extra long incisor tooth (4 to 5 meters long) that shoots out from the upper left side of its jaw.

4- Sometime in the 16th century, Queen Elizabeth got a jeweled Narwhal tusk from one of her loyal subjects. 

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Posted by Copyboy at 12:02 AM
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24 comments:

  1. Ms. ANovember 11, 2011 at 12:29 AM

    Odd looking creature. Looks like someone stabbed it.

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  2. D4November 11, 2011 at 1:51 AM

    Upper left? What exactly.. I mean.. so specific?

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  3. lowfrequenciesNovember 11, 2011 at 1:56 AM

    woah did not even know these existed.

    cheers for making me blog of the day!

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  4. BelleNovember 11, 2011 at 2:12 AM

    Poor Narwal, he gave his life so the Queen could have a bauble. Bummer.

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  5. AtleyNovember 11, 2011 at 2:22 AM

    So many strange and exciting animals out there! I wish I had a 3 foot Incisor sticking out of my jaw!

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  6. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 2:36 AM

    Any reason why "corpse" was used? I would feel Norse for "tusk" would've been more appropriate.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 11, 2011 at 3:01 AM

    Nice tusks.

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  8. DWeiNovember 11, 2011 at 3:09 AM

    I wouldn't mind getting a jeweled narwhal tusk...

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  9. AllenTeschNovember 11, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    For the longest time I didn't think they existed.

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  10. The Angry LurkerNovember 11, 2011 at 5:03 AM

    That's quite freaky about the tooth, they need a lot of dental cover.

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  11. MelanieNovember 11, 2011 at 5:44 AM

    Love it - my kid is an animal planet junkie, so I had heard all of the facts, except the one about the Queen...that one came from the history channel!

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  12. MarkNovember 11, 2011 at 6:02 AM

    Yay for the Norse.

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  13. OutcastNovember 11, 2011 at 6:46 AM

    Thanks so much for the blog of the day award, thing! Great post as always as well, I definitely didn't know anything about this.

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  14. BerserculesNovember 11, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    I knew 1 and 3! I love wikipedea! I spend hours reading there!

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  15. laughingmomNovember 11, 2011 at 10:00 AM

    I just thought they were the love children of sea cucumbers and unicorns.

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  16. poupsNovember 11, 2011 at 12:11 PM

    i became smarter every day =D

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    i just got smarter

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    I already knew everything you said or will ever say in the future.

    Love,
    Lola

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  19. MarleneNovember 11, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    I've never even heard of this mammal. Thanks for edumacating me.

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  20. ZombieNovember 11, 2011 at 10:40 PM

    Those suckahs are the Jedi of the sea!

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  21. Pat TillettNovember 12, 2011 at 11:38 AM

    VERY interesting! I guess they have to be careful when the scratch!

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