Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1826
Primary Source Reference:
John D. Godman, American Natural History. Part I. Mastology, 3 vols. (Philadelphia, 1826-1828), 3: 81-92 and plate 3 / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49166159
Additional Source Text:
"A fine specimen of the tusk or horn of the narwal may be seen in the Philadelphia Museum" (p. 92).
Notes:
The narwhal or narwhale is a medium-sized toothed whale that possesses a large "tusk," which is an elongated upper left canine. It lives year-round in the Arctic waters around Greenland, Canada, and Russia.
Specimen Type:
Individual parts
Peale's Common Name:
Narwal
Current Common Name:
Narwhal
Current Scientific Name
Monodon monoceros
