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  2. Walrus - Wikipedia

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    The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere. It is the only extant species in the family Odobenidae and genus Odobenus.

  3. Pinniped - Wikipedia

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    The walrus is unique in that it consumes its prey by suction feeding, using its tongue to suck the meat of a bivalve out of the shell. [53] While pinnipeds mostly hunt in the water, South American sea lions are known to chase down penguins on land. [100] Some species may swallow stones or pebbles for reasons not understood. [101]

  4. Elephant seal - Wikipedia

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    Elephant seals or sea elephants are very large, oceangoing earless seals in the genus Mirounga.Both species, the northern elephant seal (M. angustirostris) and the southern elephant seal (M. leonina), were hunted to the brink of extinction for lamp oil by the end of the 19th century, but their numbers have since recovered.

  5. The Indianapolis Zoo walruses are back from their trip to ...

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    Pacific walrus facts. While walruses are related to seals and sea lions, they stand out due to their size and tusks, according to the zoo's website.Pacific walruses are about 10 feet long and ...

  6. Odobenidae - Wikipedia

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    Odobenidae is a family of pinnipeds, of which the only extant species is the walrus (Odobenus rosmarus). In the past, however, the group was much more diverse, and includes more than a dozen fossil genera.

  7. 'That Is Massive' - Walrus Emerges From Water in South Wales

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    A walrus first spotted off the coast of County Kerry in Ireland in mid-March was seen resting on a slipway on March 31 on the coast of Tenby, Wales.The walrus, affectionately referred to as Wally ...

  8. List of pinnipeds - Wikipedia

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    Five pinniped species, clockwise from top left: New Zealand fur seal (Arctocephalus forsteri), southern elephant seal (Mirounga leonina), Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus), walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), and grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) Combined range of all pinnipeds

  9. Abandoned Baby Walrus Found in Alaska Is Being Nursed ... - AOL

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    An abandoned walrus calf was found on July 30th on a beach in Utqiagvik, a city in northern Alaska, the farthest-northern town in the United States. The Weather Channel shared a video of rescuers ...