a pot of narwhals comes bobbing into a small bay created by a crack in Arctic
small bay created by a crack in Arctic
small bay created by a crack in Arctic ice narwhals are unique species away
ice narwhals are unique species away
ice narwhals are unique species away why unique because narwhals have a foot
why unique because narwhals have a foot
why unique because narwhals have a foot that can grow as long as nine feet it
that can grow as long as nine feet it
that can grow as long as nine feet it looks kind of like a tusk and it’s
looks kind of like a tusk and it’s
looks kind of like a tusk and it’s actually an overgrown tooth that grows
actually an overgrown tooth that grows
actually an overgrown tooth that grows to a hole in our walls upper lip no one
to a hole in our walls upper lip no one
to a hole in our walls upper lip no one knows why they have this tusk they use
knows why they have this tusk they use
knows why they have this tusk they use it for jousting but it doesn’t seem to
it for jousting but it doesn’t seem to
it for jousting but it doesn’t seem to serve any evolutionary purpose the
serve any evolutionary purpose the
serve any evolutionary purpose the narwhals often travel in small numbers
narwhals often travel in small numbers
narwhals often travel in small numbers but today with a rumor of Arctic cod
but today with a rumor of Arctic cod
but today with a rumor of Arctic cod under these waters the narwhals cod
under these waters the narwhals cod
under these waters the narwhals cod might swell to over a hundred
might swell to over a hundred
might swell to over a hundred taking a big risk the ice is still
taking a big risk the ice is still
taking a big risk the ice is still shifting here and they could get hemmed
shifting here and they could get hemmed
shifting here and they could get hemmed in in fact that’s exactly what happens
in in fact that’s exactly what happens
in in fact that’s exactly what happens without warning their access to the open
without warning their access to the open
without warning their access to the open sea closes off the narwhals are trapped
sea closes off the narwhals are trapped
sea closes off the narwhals are trapped here you can get a good look at that
here you can get a good look at that
here you can get a good look at that tusk a tusk that was sold by hunters
tusk a tusk that was sold by hunters
tusk a tusk that was sold by hunters centuries ago as a unicorn horn
centuries ago as a unicorn horn
centuries ago as a unicorn horn for ten times its weight in the gold the
for ten times its weight in the gold the
for ten times its weight in the gold the entire pond has now bottom is tiny full
entire pond has now bottom is tiny full
entire pond has now bottom is tiny full of water if the hole closed over they
of water if the hole closed over they
of water if the hole closed over they have to swim under the ice until they
have to swim under the ice until they
have to swim under the ice until they found air
found air
found air [Music]
it’s possible they would before the lack
it’s possible they would before the lack of oxygen
then as suddenly as it closed the ice
then as suddenly as it closed the ice moves again clearing away out of this
moves again clearing away out of this
moves again clearing away out of this trap and they’re free
trap and they’re free
trap and they’re free free to resume their hunt for shrimp
free to resume their hunt for shrimp
free to resume their hunt for shrimp fish and squid free to joust free to do
fish and squid free to joust free to do
fish and squid free to joust free to do well whatever else they do with that
well whatever else they do with that
well whatever else they do with that mysterious husk
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