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Young Biologist
A young, and ironically greedy, marine biologist wanted to be famous. At the end of a recent expedition, he explained to his team: "The narwhal's horn is used as a feeler, similar to an insect's antennae, to detect the water temperature and see if it is suitable for its own living." His team did not believe him. Why?
Hint
Think of the narwhal's characteristics.Answer
Narwhals do not have horns. The 'horn' the marine biologist is referring to is a left tooth, and surely a marine biologist would know this.Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
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Good one! Also, since it lives in water, feeling two feet ahead isn't much good...
Greedy + ill-learned = big mistake
good one!
I thought at first it was because Narwhal Whales are only found in the Arctic Circle, and so the temperature of the water I believe doesn't change very much: maybe a few degrees one way.
Pretty cool riddle though, whales are my favourite animals
Pretty cool riddle though, whales are my favourite animals
What's a NArwhal
How exactly does an animal BORN in the water have a choice of where it lives??
I like narwhals
Good one.
A nice bit of trivia wrapped a bit clumsily in a weak story.
Agreed
I thought it was because it uses it to fight.
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