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 ...

Found along the coastlines and on the ice floes of the Arctic Ocean, the walrus is the only pinniped known to grow tusks. In ...

“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.

Discover how narwhals use their spiral tusks as multipurpose tools in the wild with groundbreaking drone footage.

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 ...

“The precision with which they wielded their tusks, it wasn’t like a broadsword. It was like a surgical instrument or the bow of a violin.” In research published last month in the journal ...

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 ...

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 ...

DESCRIPTION: Walruses are easily distinguished by their long, white tusks, cinnamon-brown skin, grizzled whiskers, and bodies full of blubber. Growing up to 3,750 pounds, male Pacific walruses are ...

Among the more bizarre aesthetic features found in the animal kingdom is the narwhal’s tusk. Protruding up to 10 feet from the whale’s head, the spiral of ivory has earned these creatures the ...

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 ...

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 ...