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These Walrus Facts Completely Stumped Us
With their iconic long tusks, blubbery bodies, and cute whiskered faces, walruses are not only impressive in looks but also in their behaviors and significance to the ecology of the planet. From their ...
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7 Animals That Have Tusks (and How They’re Different From Horns)
Found along the coastlines and on the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean, the walrus is the only pinniped known to grow tusks. In ...
Videos Show Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Play With Their Food
Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the ...
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The Unexpected Walrus
“I sat on the shore, and the walruses would come along. They’d get curious. But they have to hit you with their tusks to figure out what you are. And for a walrus to hit one of us can be lethal.
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Video shows first clear evidence of narwhals using tusks to play—and stun prey
Discover how narwhals use their spiral tusks as multipurpose tools in the wild with groundbreaking drone footage.
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SAVING THE PACIFIC WALRUS
With tusks like an elephant and the body of an overgrown seal, the Pacific walrus is one blubbery beast. This ungainly animal, often gathered en masse on rocky beaches or seen riding ice floes, dives ...
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The Strongest and Weirdest Teeth Seen in the Animal Kingdom
The longest teeth in the world are usually called tusks — whether you’re talking about elephants, narwhals, or walruses. Those three creatures all have unique developments when it comes to teeth. The ...
Caught On Drone: Narwhals Stun Prey and Play With Their Tusks
Narwhals, famous for their long, unicorn-like tusks, may use them for much more than display. Drone research has revealed ...
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Our Planet: Behind the scenes with a one tonne walrus
Most of them carry a vast map of scars on their skin – wounds inflicted by fellow walruses when they gather in tightly packed haul-outs. As they jostle for space, they'll let their neighbours feel ...
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From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 ...
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Thule snow goggles: 1,000-year-old Arctic eyewear carved from walrus tusks
In the Inuktitut language, the goggles are known as iggaak. Carved from walrus ivory, the goggles were made sometime between 800 and 1200. The eyewear measures 5 inches (12.7 centimeters ...
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Sunday was World Walrus Day, with some 25,000 along the Atlantic
From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 ...