Narwhal Diorama
Here is a diorama I made of a Narwhal: the Unicorn of the Sea.
A friend told me that Narwhal horns are made of cartilage. So when a narwhal skeleton is found, it does not have a horn. She used this bit of info as evidence that the unicorn may indeed, have existed. But when unicorn skeletons are discovered, it is assumed to have belonged to the common horse. I like this theory! However, when I did research on narwhal horns, I could not find any information backing up the claim that their horns are made of cartilage. I even saw a picture of a weathered narwhal skull with a horn. In my research I also found that the horn is a tooth. At first my research on the Narwhal horn left me feeling disappointed. But it turns out the Narwhal horn is amazing even if it can not lend proof to the existence of unicorns. Here is a short radio segment about the narwhal horn that I found during my investigating.
A friend told me that Narwhal horns are made of cartilage. So when a narwhal skeleton is found, it does not have a horn. She used this bit of info as evidence that the unicorn may indeed, have existed. But when unicorn skeletons are discovered, it is assumed to have belonged to the common horse. I like this theory! However, when I did research on narwhal horns, I could not find any information backing up the claim that their horns are made of cartilage. I even saw a picture of a weathered narwhal skull with a horn. In my research I also found that the horn is a tooth. At first my research on the Narwhal horn left me feeling disappointed. But it turns out the Narwhal horn is amazing even if it can not lend proof to the existence of unicorns. Here is a short radio segment about the narwhal horn that I found during my investigating.