Unicornucopia: The Little Book of Unicorns. Caitlin Doyle
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Название: Unicornucopia: The Little Book of Unicorns
Автор: Caitlin Doyle
Издательство: HarperCollins
Жанр: Справочная литература: прочее
isbn: 9780008293123
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prehistoric rhinoceros with a large horn,
THIS ANIMAL’S SKELETON COULD HAVE BEEN MISTAKEN FOR A UNICORN’S.
OTHER ANIMALS MISTAKEN FOR
unicorns
THROUGHOUT HISTORY INCLUDE THE
Indian rhinoceros, narwhal, antelope, and wild ox.
NICKNAMED ‘SEA UNICORNS’,
narwhals
HAVE LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH UNICORNS. WHILE THESE
small Arctic whales
SEEM OTHERWORLDLY, THEY ARE DEFINITELY REAL.
FIG. 1
FIG. 2
Narwhals are small whales,
USUALLY FOUND IN THE ICY WATERS OF NORTHERN CANADA AND NORTHWESTERN GREENLAND. A MALE NARWHAL CAN WEIGH UP TO 1.8 TONNES (2 TONS) AND GROW UP TO 6 METRES (20 FEET) LONG. LIKE THEIR COUSINS, THE ORCA AND DOLPHIN,
narwhals travel in large groups and eat mainly fish and shrimp.
THE STRAIGHT, TWISTED TUSK OF THE NARWHAL IS ACTUALLY
a long tooth
THAT CAN MEASURE UP TO 3 METRES (10 FEET) LONG IN MALES, GROWING THROUGH THE UPPER LIP. (FEMALE NARWHALS CAN ALSO GROW A VERY SMALL TUSK.) THE NARWHAL TUSK ALWAYS GROWS
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