Narwhals: The Unicorns of the Sea!

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北冰洋是一座独特的哺乳动物乐园,那里生存着很多地球上其他地方都找不到的哺乳动物,其中就有“海中独角兽”之称的独角鲸(Narwhal)。它又被称为一角鲸,从中世纪开始,它就因为自己奇特的外形一直受到人们的关注,可是我们至今仍然未能全面揭开它的神秘面纱。

Narwhals are mythical creatures related to unicorns.

They have a magical horn that grants wishes and they love rainbows. . .

No, no, no, that's not right.

There are lots of misconceptions and mystery surrounding narwhals.

Let's start with the horn.

It's not a horn.

It's the narwhal's left front tooth.

And it's not growing out of the forehead.

It grows out of the lip.

Other animals have teeth or tusks that grow outside of the mouth, like elephants and walrus, but their tusks are curved.

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