Chapter 1
The tooth, the whole tooth, and nothing but the tooth
Chapter 2
The great unicorn swindle
Chapter 3
Extreme survival in the frozen deep
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret dental drama of the narwhal
Ch 3 · Extreme survival in the frozen deep
artiteacher Narwhal Winter Survival
We dive a mile in the frozen black, And search the heavy ice to find a crack.
artiteacher For thousands of years, high Arctic subsistence hunters have respected maktaaq as a traditional food that successfully prevents
artiteacher A long, spiraled narwhal tusk rises vertically from the still, blue Arctic ocean
Fun Fact
Orange-level skin: One ounce of narwhal skin contains the same amount of vitamin C as an ounce of fresh oranges.
Glossary
myoglobin (noun)
A protein in muscle cells that stores and carries oxygen. These whales rely on this protein during deep winter dives in Baffin Bay lasting twenty-five minutes.
A protein in muscle cells that stores and carries oxygen. These whales rely on this protein during deep winter dives in Baffin Bay lasting twenty-five minutes.