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narwhal

[nahr-wuhl] / ˈnɑr wəl /


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The fight against climate change has a new, spiral-tusked ally: the narwhal.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

An extended version of the ad also features a talking narwhal.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 7, 2024

And while this shift isn't necessarily bad for the opportunistic cetaceans, which can adapt to a certain threshold of oceanic shifts, it places immense stress on endemic species like narwhal.

From Salon ● Mar. 7, 2023

Their companion stories bring young readers into the worlds of Kelp, a unicorn who doesn’t fit in with his narwhal brethren, and Nimbus, a Pegasus who feels lonely among the clouds and stars.

From New York Times ● May 12, 2022

When I look over, she’s hugging her stuffed narwhal, looking all of a sudden like a deflated balloon.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

With the narwhals plumbing the cold depths of the Arctic ocean, "we can sit at our warm offices and drink coffee while the data comes in," he added.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Menopause is known to exist in five species of toothed whale: short-finned pilot whales, false killer whales, killer whales, narwhals and beluga whales.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 13, 2024

They include orcas, short-finned pilot whales, narwhals, beluga whales, and false killer whales.

From National Geographic ● Oct. 26, 2023

Hippos, killer whales and sperm whales are targeted for their teeth, while narwhals and walruses are hunted for their tusks.

From BBC ● May 22, 2023

But I know she’d rather save black rhinos or narwhals.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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