The narwhal is perhaps larger than the Amazon river dolphin, especially because Mackenzie chose the dolphin for the color of the animal, while I chose my animal, the narwhal, for the simple fact that it is the unicorn of the sea. The narwhal is a special and elusive animal that is rarely sighted, this could be due to their location or their low numbers, with a narwhal population of between 45,000 and 50,000, these elusive whales are few in number. The Narwhal is a fascinating animal and even if it is rarely seen it has created many legends in the past including that of the unicorn. The narwhal has become famous throughout the world and has even inspired numerous songs, tales, old Viking ballads and occasionally fairy tales. The narwhal has even appeared in a few films and received a chapter in Moby Dick. The name of the narwhal is literally translated. The "corpse whale" is called this because the color of the narwhal's body is unmistakable, the spotted gray is almost the color of something lifeless. Although the little whale is named after Death itself, the narwhal still has many similarities to the happy sea creatures, dolphins, both of which use echolocation to speak, are both in the whale family, and have songs. The narwhal is a small whale that has what appears to be a horn coming out of its head, this horn is actually a tooth protruding from its skull. The narwhal lacks a dorsal fin and has fins for swimming, the unique feature of their fins is that they are raised. The taxonomy of an animal is basically the long scientific name of said animal which is in Latin, this is so that any animal is able...... middle of paper ......can help them. The narwhal is a creature that people have loved and wanting to do something to solve their danger is the first step to do so. The narwhal needs help because everything is against him, the research that is conducted on him is very small compared to that on other forms of marine life, the narwhal is competing for survival with the Orca (orca), another endangered whale, plus the fact that orcas like to eat narwhals does not go unnoticed by marine researchers, with narwhals at the bottom of the food chain the odds are stacked heavily against them, the narwhal needs the help of humans and so that's what researchers are trying to do, getting to know the whales will help us know how to help them. The narwhal is amazing and is one of God's beautiful creations, so it is our responsibility to take care of them.