The Herald from Jasper, Indiana • Page 22

Page 22 THE DAILY HERALD Friday, June 12, 1970 Unicorn of the Sea Got a Narwhal? Aquariums Have None! Sketch of a narwhal. It's obvious to tee why ancients called it ''unicorn of the By RAYMOND WILCOVE Ce.ntral Press Association Correspondent NEW New York Aquarium is in need of a narwhal, the ancient unicorn of the sea. So is just about every other aquarium in the world, for none exists in captivity. For a few brief days, the New York Aquarium at Coney Island was the sole and proud possessor of the only narwhal ever to be exhibited in a public aquarium. But the narwhal, named Umiak by its Eskimo captors, succumbed to pneumonia last autumn.

The aquarium would like an- nother to display to the avid thousands who throng its exhibits to view the white beluga whales, the comical penguins, and other wonders of the seas which dwell there. But narwhals hard to come by and no other aquarium has said Edward Ricciuti, an aquarium curator. Once they roamed the Arctic waters in herds of thousands, but man has decimated them over the centuries until today this species of whale, which attains a length of about 20 feet when fully grown, is to be found in numbers only in the waters of Greenland and the Canadian archipelago. There it is rarely seen by man, except for a few Eskimos who hunt it for its meat, blubber and jelly. THE NARWHAL is distinguished from other whales in that its males grow from their snouts 8-to-lO-foot spiral tusks.

Probably no one has ever witnessed a more thrilling sight Umiak is here shown being lowered into a tank at the New York Aquarium by Dr. Jay Hyman (left) and Robert Morris, aquarium curator. than that of two massive nar- wals jousting with their horns like knights of old. The U.S. Naval Oceanographic Office in Washington, D.C..

which has made a study of the rare history, said that during the Middle Ages the as it was known then, was highly valued. It was used for elaborate and expensive staffs and for crosiers. The tusks were also regarded as having medicinal value and w'e groimd into powder as an anti- dote for poison. The proud possessors of a were generally ignorant of its source. Some connected it with the unicorn of Biblical lore, some thought it was the horn of an unknown land animal, still others thought it was a fish tooth of some sort.

Actually, the horn is an extension of one of two teeth in the male narwhal. Its unusual twisted design is caused by the resistance of the growing tusk to motion of the tail flukes while swimming. The female also has two large teeth but, with extremely rare exceptions, they remain concealed. THE ELUSIVE unicorn of the sea is rarely captured alive. So when word came from the Canadian village of Griese Fjord on Ellesmere Island in Northwest Territory that Eskimos had captured a narwhal calf after killing its mother, the aquarium was quick to act.

A rescue team was sent to the northernmost Canadian community to bring it back. The Eskimos had placed it in a pond, but its chances of survival in the frozen north were slim. There were no assurances it would survive in a more temperate clime, but the two- month-old narwhal calf was flown 2,650 miles to the aquarium and placed in a tank with the white balugas, close relatives of the narwhal. A fence was erected in the whale tank to separate the six-foot, 200- pound narwhal from the other whales. Umiak was the center of attention for the aquarium staff and visiting scientists, but died within a short time.

Observations made during its brief stay may contribute, however, to keeping the species alive in the in a protected environ- another can be captured. in if RATES Effeclive April 1, 1968 CUsftlfied adTertlsftng, three oenU per word, miniraimi charge $1.00. Senrice charge for blind ing $1.50 per column loch. Maximum siie 5 multipte column adi. Cash must be paid before ad runt except by firms and organl- xationa that have regular charge accounts.

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m. 10-4c For tale; refrigerator freeier, electric stove, vacuum cleaner with all attachments. 683-3026. 10-3c NUMBER 482-2424 it the one to call when inquiring about classified adt in THE DAILY HERALD. FOR SALE Author Unimpressed With Acting Chore By VERNON SCOTl UPI Hollywood Correspondent HOLLYWOOD (UPI) Writer- adventurer George Plimpton gives the appearance of a man whose olfactory senses are constantly assailed by offensive zephyrs.

This facial arrangement combined with his Harvard accent made him a poor prospect to play a horse opera heavy. But the 6-foot, 4-inch easterner plays a bit part in with John Wayne for a television special he is narrating and perhaps, a book on feature film SHOT DEAD For l)etter or worse, Wayne shoots Plimpton dead in the first reel. Plimpton, author of Paper and other books in which he Involves himself In sports and unlikely professions, Is a gracious man with a keen sense of humor and an apparent distaste for territory west and or south of the Hudson River. He dislikes being compared with the ficticious Walter Mltty of Thurber fame because it Is inaccurate. am not Walter Mitty because he always succeeded In his day- dreams," Plimpton said.

miss success by a long step. participations in various fields of endeavor are a means to reportage. If I weren't a writer sure I wouldn't have a small compulsion to act out my dreams anyhow." Plimpton found movie-making passive compared to baseball (he pitched before an all-star game), football (he lost 35 yards for the Detroit Lions) and was sionist for a symphony orchestra, playing bells, triangle, gongs and cymbals. He also found movies less thrilling than trying his hand at trapeze flying for the circus. had one line in the Plimpton reported ruefully.

was: here's your warrant, rehearsed it for a week. But when it came time to shoot the scene they changed It to read: I've got your warrant right here, sheriff." Thereupon Wayne belts him across the mouth with a rifle and shoots him in the chest. Throughout Plimpton's travels with the picture Wayne called him Plankton. Plimpton was unamused. had hoped to do a really dramatic death scene, you know.

Staggering all over the place, and perhaps muttering a line," he said. they put a harness on me with two wires attached to the back. And when I was shot, two men off screen jerked the wires to enhance the appearance of my being shot. ''Actually I do little to help or hinder the film." CARD OF THANKS extend our most sincere thanks to our many kind neighbors, relatives and friends for the many wonderful acts of kindness shown to us at the sudden death of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Arnold Miller. We especially wish to thank all who gave floral and spiritual offerings and anyone who took part in the service.

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