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Walruses are relatively long-lived, social animals, and are considered to be a "keystone species" in the Arctic marine regions. The walrus has played a prominent role in the cultures of many indigenous Arctic peoples , who have hunted it for meat, fat, skin, tusks, and bone.
The citizen science scheme by WWF and British Antarctic Survey aims to help conserve walruses in the face of climate change. Walrus detectives: public asked to count Arctic mammals in satellite images
Arctic Tale is a 2007 American documentary film from the National Geographic Society about the life cycle of a walrus and her calf, and a polar bear and her cubs, in a similar vein to the 2005 hit production March of the Penguins, which was adapted for an English-language release by National Geographic.
Wally the Walrus, also known as Wally the Wandering Walrus, is a male arctic walrus who attracted much media attention for appearing, and hauling out, during 2021 in several locations across the coast of western Europe, mainly Ireland and Britain, far away from the typical range of a walrus. He is estimated to weigh around 800 kilograms (1,800 lb).
Another expert disagreed, positing that the walrus may have ventured there in search of food or a new place to breed. Rare Arctic walrus spotted off the coast of Ireland may have drifted far from ...
Walruses are also highly social creatures, the center said. While the walrus, estimated to be a few weeks old, is showing positive signs of improvement, she remains critical and under intensive care.
Walrus attacks are attacks inflicted upon humans, other walruses and other animals by the walrus. They have been documented in the Arctic by the Inuit and by European explorers, both on land and at sea. The Greenland Inuit refer to the red walrus as saanniartoq, "the one who turns against one". [1]
Thousands of walruses gathered together here in the Arctic Circle - an area where their habitat is under threat from shrinking ice. A meet-up like this is called a 'haulout' - where vast numbers ...