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  2. Narluga - Wikipedia

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    A narluga (portmanteau of narwhal and beluga) is a hybrid born from mating a female narwhal and a male beluga whale. [1] Narwhals and beluga whales are both cetaceans found in the High Arctic and are the only two living members of the family Monodontidae.

  3. Monodontidae - Wikipedia

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    Belugas can be found in the far north of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans; the distribution of narwhals is restricted to the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. Monodontids have a wide-ranging carnivorous diet, feeding on fish, molluscs, and small crustaceans. They have reduced teeth, with the beluga having numerous simple teeth, and the narwhal having ...

  4. Beluga whale - Wikipedia

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    Skull of a cross between a narwhal and a beluga whale, at the Zoological Museum, Copenhagen. The beluga was first described in 1776 by Peter Simon Pallas. [1] It is a member of the family Monodontidae, which is in turn part of the parvorder Odontoceti (toothed whales). [1]

  5. Narwhal - Wikipedia

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    Beluga and narwhal catches (1954–2014) Narwhals are hunted for their skin, meat, teeth, tusks and carved vertebrae, which are commercially traded. About 1,000 narwhals are killed per year: 600 in Canada and 400 in Greenland.

  6. Cetacea - Wikipedia

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    As of 2006, 30 belugas lived in Canada and 28 in the United States. 42 deaths in captivity had been reported. [114] A single specimen can reportedly fetch up to US$100,000 (£64,160). The beluga's popularity is due to its unique color and its facial expressions. The latter is possible because while most cetacean "smiles" are fixed, the extra ...

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  8. Category:Monodontidae - Wikipedia

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    Articles relating to the Monodontidae, a cetacean family which comprises two living whale species, the narwhal and the beluga whale, and at least four extinct species, known from the fossil record. Beluga and Narwhal are native to coastal regions and pack ice around the Arctic Ocean .

  9. Special Skills: Russian Scientist Dives Naked With Belugas - AOL

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    Just another day at the office, naked deep-sea diving with beluga whales at the Arctic Circle. Natalia Avseenko, a 36-year-old Russian scientist, decided to test the hypothesis that belugas might ...