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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 .
The cetacean family Monodontidae comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil record. Beluga and Narwhal are native to coastal regions and pack ice around the Arctic Ocean.
The most important item of food of the Polar Eskimos is the narwhal (Monodon monoceros). [...] The skin (mattak) is greatly relished and tastes like hazel-nuts; it is eaten raw and contains considerable amounts of glycogen and ascorbic acid.
Monoceros (Greek: Μονόκερως, "unicorn") is a faint constellation on the celestial equator. Its definition is attributed to the 17th-century cartographer Petrus Plancius . It is bordered by Orion to the west, Gemini to the north, Canis Major to the south, and Hydra to the east.
Delphinapterus leucas × Monodon monoceros A narluga ( portmanteau of narwhal and beluga ) is a hybrid born from mating a female narwhal and a male beluga whale. [ 1 ] Narwhals and beluga whales are both cetaceans found in the High Arctic and are the only two living members of the family Monodontidae .
The monoceros was first described in Pliny the Elder's Natural History as a creature with the body of a horse, the head of a stag (minus the antlers), the feet of an elephant, and the tail of a wild boar. It has one black horn in the middle of its forehead, which is two cubits (about 1 m or 3 feet) in length, and is impossible to capture alive. [1]
In 2019, a "Narluga" hybrid of a male beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) and a female narwhal (Monodon monoceros) was confirmed by DNA analysis. [15] Order Carnivora. Infraorder Arctoidea. Family Ursidae. Ursid hybrids, such as the grizzly-polar bear hybrid, occur between all species except for the giant panda. Suborder Feliformia
The family Balaenidae, the right whales, contains two genera and four species. All right whales have no ventral grooves; a distinctive head shape with a strongly arched, narrow rostrum, bowed lower jaw; lower lips that enfold the sides and front of the rostrum; and long, narrow, elastic baleen plates (up to nine times longer than wide) with fine baleen fringes.