Walrus

The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a large flippered marine mammal with a discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas of the Northern Hemisphere.

Brief description

Walruses can weigh up to 2000 kg. The length varies from 2.2 to 3.6 m. They can be brown or dark brown, and they have whiskers.

Behaviour

Diet

The walrus eats fish, clams, shrimp, molluscs.

Habitat

Walruses live mostly in shallow waters above the continental shelves.

Evolution

The walrus descends from marine mammals pinniped.

Its presence in the fables and stories

Grandfather Walrus Author: Cima, Lodovica

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