Nellie the Narwhal

Nellie the Narwhal is is owned by Amélie and was released at the same time as 4 other rubber duck travel bugs (Lobby the Lobster, Scotty McHaggis, Skullsy the Skull Candy and DJ Poppy). We are in a compettion to see whose travel bug and rubber duck can travel the furthest.

1. Lots of photgraphs of Nellie the Narwhal and her ducky with children from different places please.

2. I'd like Nellie the Narwhal and her ducky to go travel to Russia, Italy and if possible the Antartica please.

3. If you can't take her to Russia, Italy or the Antarctic, then please move her as far as possible.

Thank you

Amélie

COMMON NAME: Narwhal

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Monodon monoceros

TYPE: Mammals

DIET: Carnivore

SIZE: 13 to 20 feet

WEIGHT: 1.5 tons

ABOUT THE NARWHAL

The narwhal is the unicorn of the sea, a pale-colored porpoise found in Arctic coastal waters and rivers.

Narhwal Tusks

These legendary animals have two teeth. In males, the more prominent tooth grows into a swordlike, spiral tusk up to 8.8 feet long. The ivory tusk tooth grows right through the narwhal's upper lip. Scientists are not certain of the tusk's purpose, but some believe it is prominent in mating rituals, perhaps used to impress females or to battle rival suitors. Females sometimes grow a small tusk of their own, but it does not become as prominent as the male's.

Group Travel

Narwhals are related to bottlenose dolphins, belugas, harbor porpoises, and orcas. Like some other porpoises, they travel in groups and feed on fish, shrimp, squid, and other aquatic fare. They are often sighted swimming in groups of 15 to 20, but gatherings of hundreds—or even several thousand—narwhals have been reported. Sometimes these groups become trapped by shifting pack ice and fall victim to Inuit hunters, polar bears, or walruses.

Inuit people hunt the narwhal for their long tusks and their skin, an important source of vitamin C in the traditional Arctic diet.