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WalrusOdobenus rosmarus 
HabitatFound in the pacific and atlantic oceans around the arctic circle.
DescriptionThey are from 2.7 to 3.6 m in length and weigh 800 to 1,700 kg; males are larger than females, with both having massive bodies with thick, wrinkled, hairy, brownish skin that becomes nearly hairless with age. They have broad, bristled muzzles, and enormously elongated upper canine teeth forming heavy tusks. The tusks, about 1 m. long in some males, are used as weapons in fighting and as hooks when climbing on the ice.
Threats ToExcessive hunting for their blubber and tusks has severely reduced their numbers. |
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