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Narwhals

Hey fifth grade! I find narwhals very interesting, and for one thing narwhals are also known as “the unicorns of the ocean”; because of their horn-like tusks. They are “one of the rarest whales in the world”. Narwhals diets consist of squid, fish, and shrimp. They are normally “found in the Atlantic and Russian parts of the Arctic”. Narwhals don’t move very fast until they are being chased by a predator”. Narwhals travel in groups of 10-100, or sometimes more.
Narwhals are normally hunted by polar bears or orcas. Narwhals habitat is being threatened by climate change a pollution. There are not a lot of narwhals left in the world, and have a very small population. Some studies have found that “narwhals are being even

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