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Walruses live to about 20–30 years old in the wild. [33] The males reach sexual maturity as early as seven years, but do not typically mate until fully developed at around 15 years of age. [5] They rut from January through April, decreasing their food intake dramatically. The females begin ovulating as soon as four to six years old. [5]
The following is a list of native wild mammal species recorded in Antarctica. There are 23 mammal species in Antarctica, all of which are marine. Three are considered endangered, one is vulnerable, eight are listed as data deficient, and one has not yet been evaluated. [1] Domesticated species, such as the dogs formerly present, [2] are not ...
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
Articles relating to Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus), with their uses and depictions in human culture. The species represents 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.
The team will study walrus populations on Svalbard to validate data gathered from counts of walruses in satellite images. Scientists head to Arctic to check citizens’ count of walruses from ...
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 ...
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.
Tourists who want to view Alaska's Pacfic walrus may want to do it sooner rather than later. The Interior Department has decided that global warming is threatening the Pacific walrus, but will not ...