The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-27
4 PECULIAR ANIMAL.
TIE NARWHAL is ONE OF THE WON
oERs or The ARCTIC SEAS.

I This Queer Creature Il thought by
some TO BE the Original OF the
Tabled UnIeorn-Its TnsIS Il a PoI-
! ished Ivory shaft OF Grena Length.
I One Of the best known Of ali the sea
animals Of the arctic regions is the
narwhai, conjeetured BY some to be
/ the original Of the tabled unicorn. Tbe
astonishing popularity Of this graceful
cetacean lies in It's long tusk, pol.
ished ivory shaft. straight as an arrow
and sharp as lance, which protrudes
from its bead TO a great distance. This
formidable and glIttering appendage
gives 70 the animal striking and spec
tacular appearance. exeelIing most Of
the land and water Inhabitants ef this
frozen world. One OF the most snowy
ana highly priced trophies which Lieu
tenant Robert L. peary brought back
from Greenland w.s .ae tusk OF n
narwhal, presented 10 the American
Museum OF Natural History. This is
the record breaking specimen OF the
world. measuring eight feet in length
ana six inches in circumference at its
thieSest part. A realization OF Its
height is gained when 1t is placed
alongside six foot man, the extreme
point Of the tusk overlapping his head
two feet Besides this large one. eight
others. ranging from four 10 six feet,
are In the collection.
An extremely rare specimen Of inter
est to naturallsts is head having two
horns, one twisted in an unusual man
ner. The big tusk is spirally grooyed.
Its use Is thought to have been for de
Tense, breaking through the weak Ice
10 obtain breathing holes and also as
a weapon 10 secure prey. These strong,
piercing tisks could easily penetrate
the bottom Of good sized vessel IL
she was fairly struck when tie animal
was moving at full speed. The range
Of the narwhal is from rs degrees to SO
degrees north latitude, in Greenland,
which takes in the extreme northern
lands Of the western hemisphere.
Whale sound. Inglcfield gulf, Cape
Sabine and Payer harbor are favorite
haunts of this animal. They are of
systematic habits, appearing at GER
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