Narwhagle specimen photograph
VulnerableMammal-Mixes

Canis monodon

Narwhagle

Discovery LocationNorth Atlantic
Lead ResearcherC. Snoopy

Field Report Summary

The 'Sea-Hound', as it is known to sailors, uses its keen sense of smell to track fish schools over miles of open ocean. Its tusk is used for sensory input, detecting salinity and temperature changes. They are vocal pack animals, communicating with barks that carry for miles underwater.

Physical Description

Beagle dog with a narwhal tusk and seal-like flippers.

Habitat

Temperate Oceans

Dietary Behavior

Piscivore

Evolutionary Origin

Marine olfactory tracking

Behavioral Notes

Renowned for 'pointing' at fish schools with its tusk.

Citation: C. Snoopy. Field observations of Canis monodon (Narwhagle).The Index of Fictitious Fauna, Ainamals Research Institute.