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ORCA aka Killer Whale
Habitat: Arctic Ocean, Antarctic
Size: 5-10m long; 1,300-5,400kg
Adaptation: breathes through a blowhole on its head
Diet: fish, squid, seals, sea lions, walruses, birds, sea turtles, otters & polar bears
Predator(s): None
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NARWHAL ~ Tusked Unicorn
Habitat: Arctic Ocean
Size: 4-5.5m body; 2.4m snout; 1,000-1,600kg
Adaptation: swims in small pods of 2-12
Diet: fish, squid & shrimp
Predator(s): walrus, polar bear, shark, orca & man hunting their skin for food & ivory tusk for ornament
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BALEEN WHALE
Habitat: Arctic Ocean
Size: up to 30.5m long; 200MT
Adaptation: swims with its mouth open, feeding along the way ... filtering out small fish & shrimp through its baleen plates & bristles
Diet: plankton, small fish & shrimp
Predator(s): orca
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BELUGA ~ Playful White
Habitat: Arctic Ocean
Size: 4-6m long; 900-1,300kg
Adaptation: has a flexible neck that enables it to nod & turn its head in all directions
Diet: krill, squid, octopus, cod, mussels & crustaceans
Predator(s): polar bear, orca, shark, wolverine, wolf & artic fox
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GREENLAND SHARK aka Dogfish
Habitat: Arctic Ocean
Size: ≈ 6m long; 900kg
Adaptation: uses their sharp sense of smell to find food
Diet: fish, seals, porpoises, flesh of dead animals
Predator(s): man hunting their liver for oil, skin to make boots & upper teeth as knives
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