Note: The male walrus may reach a weight of over 3700 pounds (1678 kilograms). Walrus typically inhabit moving pack ice and usually feed on organisms (such as clams and mussels) living on or near the ocean's bottom. Walrus of the northern Atlantic are considered a separate subspecies (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) from the somewhat larger northern Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens).
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
Vessels must also keep a minimum of 150 meters (492 feet) away from groups of walruses, with a speed limit of 5 knots coming into force when within 300 meters (984 feet).
—David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024
Seals, sea lions and walruses of every era still piled onto beaches to rest, reproduce and escape predators—from carnivorous walrus relatives of ages past to the elephant seals that shore up along the California coast each winter.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Mar. 2024
All of them, which have included a whale, walrus, shark, turtle, octopus, fish and lobster, have been creatures of the sea.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, polar bears and brown bears dominate the land — taking down seals and walruses on the one hand and moose and deer on the other — topping the list of large land predators alive on our planet.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
The walrus — one of just 10 that the center has cared for in its 25-year history — is already taking formula from a bottle, the center said.
—Becky Bohrer, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Aug. 2023
Officials said the area where the nearly 140-pound calf was found was unusual, as Pacific walruses are typically found in the ocean or along the western coastline.
—Michelle Watson, CNN, 12 Aug. 2023
Kaiti Grant/Alaska SeaLife Center via AP The walrus, which weighed around 140 pounds, was the first walrus patient the Alaska SeaLife Center had treated in four years.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2023
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