IN SEARCH OF THE MYSTERIOUS NARWHAL. (cover story)

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  • Author(s): Tucker, Abigail
  • Source:
    Smithsonian. May2009, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p30-39. 10p.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      NARWHAL; LAIDRE, Kristin; BIOLOGISTS; BALLERINAS; CETACEA
    • Subject Terms:
      ARCTIC regions
    • Abstract:
      The article describes arctic biologist Kristin Laidre's efforts to study the narwhal. Laidre's career is described, noting that she began her adult life as a professional ballerina with the Pacific Northwest Ballet and became a biologist after suffering a foot injury. Narwhals are also described, mentioning that they are cetaceans found only in the Greenlandic and Canadian Arctic and that they are most often characterized by the presence of a large single tooth often likened to the horn of a unicorn.