Journalism may be in a state of emergency, but we’re still giving readers answers The post What’s a Walrus? A Beast, Actually ...

Did you know that walrus have feet? I was shocked when I found this video that marine biologist and animal behavior expert KP shared at the end of January 2024 explaining facts about walrus feet. I ...

Adult male walruses, called bulls, can reach lengths of up to 11 feet and weigh as much as 3,700 pounds. Females are smaller, averaging 9 feet long and 2,700 pounds. Calves weigh 100–130 pounds at ...

There are well over 150,000 walruses living in the U.S. waters of the Chukchi Sea. But how do we actually know that? It's not an exact figure, and for the most part, researchers still have to count ...

Melting sea ice due to climate change isn’t just a problem for people living in coastal regions that are slowly being flooded ...

Walrus detectives are being recruited in the fight to save the marine mammals from the reality of the climate crisis. What exactly does this glorious title entail? The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) ...

Earlier this month, tens of thousands of walruses crowded onto a sandy stretch of beach on Alaska's northwest coast. The animals were forced to swim to shore after the Arctic Sea ice they usually live ...

Today is a big day at the Indianapolis Zoo. The Pacific walruses are back in their habitat and can be viewed by guests starting today. The zoo announced last week in a clip shared to Facebook that the ...

TACOMA — It is a good thing Old MacDonald did not have a walrus on his farm. Because there is no onomatopoeia that could distill the noises this animal makes. Here are the sounds produced by two ...

A walrus is seen in Alaska's Chukchi Sea in June of 2010. Research by a University of Alaska Fairbanks student found microplastics, mostly tiny fibers, were lodged in muscle tissue, blubber and livers ...