3 m
Typical representative
Uniformly scaled by maximum erupted tusk length; the pose is not stretched to every descriptive dimension.
Male Narwhal Tusk
A narwhal's famous 'horn' is one spiralled upper-left tooth. In males it can reach about three metres and weigh over nine kilograms. Maximum straight long-axis length of the erupted tooth.
Dimensions
- Height
- 3 m
- Width
- 11 cm
- Weight
- 9.1 kg
Quick facts
- Maximum length
- up to 3 m
- Anatomy
- one upper-left tooth
- Mass
- >9 kg
Male Narwhal Tusk · Size infographic
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Sources and measurement33 References
Dimensions were cross-checked against independent sources before publication.
Measurement basis
Maximum straight long-axis length of the erupted tooth.