Walrus
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Tusks like ivory spears, the walrus hauls its wrinkled bulk onto Arctic ice to nap in noisy crowds. Sensitive whiskers scour the seabed for clams; thick skin and blubber shrug off freezing seas. As ice melts, this seafloor vacuum faces longer swims and shrinking haul-outs.
Technical factsheet
Type:Marine_mammal
Habitat:Marine
Diet:Carnivore
Continents:North America, Europe, Asia
Size:3–3.7 m length
Weight:800–1,700 kg
Activity:Cathemeral
Social behavior:Herd
Lifespan:20–40 years in the wild
Habitat: The Walrus can be found in Canada, Greenland, Russia, United-states-of-america, Alaska-us