A NARWHAL IN KENT

From KENT MESSENGER 27th January 2006. 'WHALE'S ARRIVAL CAUSED EXCITEMENT':
After the whale drama of the Thames, 56 years ago, the River Medway had a whale drama of its own. The whale involved was of a much rarer species than the northern bottlenose whale in the Thames. In October 1949, records author Bob Ogley in 'Kent - A Chronicle of the Century Vol 11', "...there was great excitement at Rectory Wharf, Wouldham, when the body of a narwhal arrived on the shore via the Medway." "It is only the second example of the species to be washed ashore in this country in 500 years." The whale's body was taken to the Natural History Museum, in London. So, what is a narwhal ? Narwhals are usually found in Arctic seas and rivers where they feed on cuttlefish, crustaceans and fish. The most unusual feature of the narwhal is that it has only two teeth in its upper jaw.