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Muktuk

Muktuk (Delphinapterus leucas / Monodon monoceros)

Chordata

Mammalia

Cetacea

Monodontidae

Delphinapterus / Monodon

Muktuk (Delphinapterus leucas / Monodon monoceros)

Whale skin and blubber traditionally eaten raw or boiled by Inuit peoples.

Description

Quick Facts

Max Mass

Shoulder Height

Standing Height

Length

Diet

Trophic Level

kg

m

m

m

Lipivore

Lipivore – targets fatty tissues and blubber

Hunt History

Found in Arctic whaling sites; prized for vitamins A and D and dense fat content.

Time & Range

Extinction Status

Extant

Extinction Date

Temporal Range

Region

BP

Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas

Wiki Link

Fat Analysis

Fatness Profile:

High

Fat %

40

Est. Renderable Fat

80

kg

Targeted Organs

Subcutaneous Blubber

Adipose Depots

Preferred Cuts

Subcutaneous Blubber

Hunt Difficulty (x/5)

Ethnography List

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