Writer: Abigail Tucker
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Hey it's been a while since I have posted a Graduation Project post. Before I get to the actual article I just want to point out that it is officially the end of the month, also the last day of my first month as a blogger. Well done, me. Fifteen posts in sixteen days, that's a lot for a beginner. Also, tomorrow is my first official day of my GP, which means I am going out to the office and the man I am shadowing and I will be going out "on assignment." I wonder what that means.
On to the article! I came upon this article, it is a little dated but the topic was news to me, when I was at my brother's appointment looking through a magazine. Towards the end of the school year, during finals, I was going through APES book and a friend of mine asked about Narwals and why they have such huge horns. This helped me find out. Now seriously onto the article.
"To catch a unicorn, it is said, you need virgins for bait; to net a narwhal, and transfer it from ocean to beach and back again, a bunkhouse of cowboys would be handier."
Wow...well I have a new phrase for my dog when she curls up into a ball "miserable little doughnut." Although this article did not pose anything extremely new to me or something that may change the oceans forever, it was still a compelling article. And it was funny!
I enjoyed learning about the Scandinavian people. Woo! Greenland! It also amazes me that the biologist was originally a ballerina, extreme change, yes? I wasn't too offended with all of the talk of hunting the whales; I've always been okay with hunting animals as long as everything is used. [This is also why I have a high respect for Native Americans]. From what I could tell the Greenlandic people are also using everything from the animal, which is why it is such a big celebration when one is brought to shore.
This article was really great in describing the anatomy and the history of Narwhals. I found it amusing that doctors considered the tusk to be that of a unicorn, and that a coat of arms for a medical symbol placed the mythical creature on it. Imagine how the coat would look with a Narwhal on it. I also loved that the hunters wanted to know where the whales went and were constantly updated, I feel as if that shows dedication to the animal that sustains their lifestyle.
A friend of mine just told me to watch the "Narwhal song," I did and I am astonished. It is awful, the poor animal looks ridiculous.
Back to the article, overall a really decent one. I suggest reading the entire thing, it's not boring in the slightest.
XDara
Look! It's me as a mermaid...I mean Narwal. I just made this two days after this post was posted but I have no where to put it, do you like it? :)
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