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Yes, but a narwhal having more than one horn is a rare occurrence. The scientific name for the narwhal is Monodon monoceros. The designation comes from the Greek for 'one tooth one horn'. Indeed, the male narwhal tends to have one horn, and the female none. But there are rare, recorded instances in which a male has two horns and a female one. There also is the one known, recorded instance of a female having two horns.
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How many tusks does a male narwhal have?
A male narwhal tends to have just one tusk. The tusk grows out from the incisor tooth on the upper left jaw. But there are rare instances of a narwhal having two tusks. The second tusk tends to be a smaller version of the main one. It grows out of the right incisor.
Why don't female narwales have horns?
Because no narwhals have horns! However, both male and female narwhals have tusks. Males are more likely to have two tusks, but you can't necessarily see a narwhal and judge its gender based on its tusk.
What was the longest narwhal tusk?
The longest Narwhal tusks can run over ten feet. They range in size from 4 ft 11 in to 10 ft 2 in.
Why do narwhal have horns?
A narwhal is a tooth whale, but has a special feature separating it from any other whale, which is a twisted tusk growing out of the left part of its mouth. Scientists have examined narwhal tusks a lot, and have found that there are special blood vessels in the tusk. They think that they use their tusks to communicate, but there is only a slight chance that they are right. Thus, they haven't found out much about the narwhal's tusk yet.
Which animals have tusks?
Elephants, Warthogs, Wild Boar, Walrus, and the Narwhal.
What are the two tusks of a narwhal?
Most narwhals have just the one 'tusk', and it is actually a tooth. One in 500 males have two tusks, but the skull has a double tusk'.
How many tusks does a male narwhal have?
A male narwhal tends to have just one tusk. The tusk grows out from the incisor tooth on the upper left jaw. But there are rare instances of a narwhal having two tusks. The second tusk tends to be a smaller version of the main one. It grows out of the right incisor.
What is a toothed whale with long tusks called?
A narwhal (Monodon monoceros).
What animal that has one tusks from in far south or far north?
Narwhal
Did hunters want narwhal tusks or eggs?
Answer #1 by Mediatech Narwhal are mammals, so they do not lay eggs. Answer #2 by Ginezumi Hunters want narwhal body parts if they seek food, and narwhal tusks if they seek profit. The narwhal has a long, curved tusk that projects frontwards out through the mouth. Inuit hunters generally are interested in narwhal body parts as sources of food. Non-Inuit hunters generally aren't interested in narwhal body parts as food. They seek the narwhal's tusk.
What large marine mammal has whiskers and prominent tusks?
A walrus has ivory tusks. A narwhal has a single ivory tusk.
Why don't female narwales have horns?
Because no narwhals have horns! However, both male and female narwhals have tusks. Males are more likely to have two tusks, but you can't necessarily see a narwhal and judge its gender based on its tusk.
What was the longest narwhal tusk?
The longest Narwhal tusks can run over ten feet. They range in size from 4 ft 11 in to 10 ft 2 in.
Why is the narwhal whale endangered?
Because Inuit hunters kill them for there skin and tusks. Hope this helped
What is unusual about the narwhal whale male?
Firstly you don't need to say whale after narwhal, secondly the unusual fact about them is that their horns are infact tusks and are very suseptable to pain.
Why do narwhal have horns?
A narwhal is a tooth whale, but has a special feature separating it from any other whale, which is a twisted tusk growing out of the left part of its mouth. Scientists have examined narwhal tusks a lot, and have found that there are special blood vessels in the tusk. They think that they use their tusks to communicate, but there is only a slight chance that they are right. Thus, they haven't found out much about the narwhal's tusk yet.
What kinds of tusks are there?
A tusk really is a tooth. Therefore, there are elephant, narwhal and walrus tusks. Tusks sometimes are called horns. But horns aren't necessarily teeth. An example is the rhinoceros, whose horn isn't a tooth at all.
