Did you know that walrus have feet? I was shocked when I found this video that marine biologist and animal behavior expert KP shared at the end of January 2024 explaining facts about walrus feet. I ...

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Adult male walruses, called bulls, can reach lengths of up to 11 feet and weigh as much as 3,700 pounds. Females are smaller, averaging 9 feet long and 2,700 pounds. Calves weigh 100–130 pounds at ...

There are well over 150,000 walruses living in the U.S. waters of the Chukchi Sea. But how do we actually know that? It's not an exact figure, and for the most part, researchers still have to count ...

Walrus detectives are being recruited in the fight to save the marine mammals from the reality of the climate crisis. What exactly does this glorious title entail? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ...

Robert Qaummaluk Lisbourne remembers how, when he was growing up, walruses started to beach near Point Lay in large numbers. It was always an exciting time for local hunters. But he said a stream of ...

Today is a big day at the Indianapolis Zoo. The Pacific walruses are back in their habitat and can be viewed by guests starting today. The zoo announced last week in a clip shared to Facebook that the ...

Melting sea ice due to climate change isn’t just a problem for people living in coastal regions that are slowly being flooded ...

It was once believed that walruses dug for clams with their tusks—but the truth is even stranger. They actually use their powerful tongues, like a piston, to suck clams right out of their shells. - ...