General Characteristics

Head to tail length 

Male : 4.6 meters (15 feet)

Female : 4.0 meters (13 feet)

Tail Length : 4.5 meters ( 1.8 feet )

Spiral Trunk length : 9 ft (2.7 m) 

Height : 1.5 meters ( 59 feet )

Weight  : Male : 1.8 tons (1.6 tonnes). / Female :1 ton (0.9 tonnes)

Description : 

The narwhal is a chunky, stocky whale, with a small rounded head and a slight beak. Its most distinctive feature is its long tusk, which may grow to be nine feet long. The narwhal only has two teeth. In most females the teeth never erupt through the gum. In most adult males the right tooth remains embedded in the gum while the left tooth erupts through the front of the jaw and grows as an elongated tusk. This tusk always grows in a counter-clockwise spiral (as the animal sees it) and grows continuously, replacing wear. Occasionally the right tooth will also grow through the jaw; a few skulls with two tusks have been found.

Range - They Live in arctic waters bordering Russia, North America, and Greenland. 

Habitat - Narwhals live in arctic waters.

Diet - They eat squid, Greenland halibut, shrimp, Arctic cod,  rockfish, flounder, and crab.

What type of animal is it - It is a Carnivore.

Why it is a rare animal - They only have two vestigial teeth. Narwhals are unique because they have a long, ivory tusks and they are counted as marine mammals.

Gestation : 10 - 16 months

Longevity : 50 years