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The narwhal (Monodon monoceros) is a species of toothed whale native to the Arctic. It is the only member of the genus Monodon and one of two living representatives of the family Monodontidae. The narwhal is a stocky cetacean with a relatively blunt snout, a large melon, and a shallow ridge in place of a dorsal fin.
Mount Whitney is the highest mountain peak in the Sierra Nevada, the State of California, and the contiguous United States. This article comprises three sortable tables of major mountain peaks [a] of the U.S. State of California. The summit of a mountain or hill may be measured in three principal ways:
Belugas can be found in the far north of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; the distribution of narwhals is restricted to the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Monodontids have a wide-ranging carnivorous diet, feeding on fish, molluscs, and small crustaceans. They have reduced teeth, with the beluga having numerous simple teeth, and the narwhal having ...
At last, the incredibly rare wild wolverine has reappeared. Only two have been spotted in California in the last 100 years.
Two new wolf packs have been spotted in Northern California, which shows a continued resurgence of the species a century after they disappeared from the Golden State. ... Two new wolf packs found ...
The forests of Northern California are home to many animals, for instance the American black bear.There are between 25,000 and 35,000 black bears in the state. [6]The forests in northern parts of California have an abundant fauna, which includes for instance the black-tailed deer, black bear, gray fox, North American cougar, bobcat, and Roosevelt elk.
Cliffs along California’s northernmost coast have been eroding faster than the more populated bluffs of Southern California — one of many conclusions highlighted in a new map and study that ...
California kingsnake Entire state excluding extreme NW coast, NE Great Basin Desert, and high elevations Lampropeltis multifasciata: Coast mountain kingsnake Coast, Transverse, and Peninsular Ranges from Monterey County south Lampropeltis zonata: California mountain kingsnake Coast Ranges north of Monterey County, and Sierra Nevada