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

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.

“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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers observed a number of surprising behaviors by the ivory-sporting whales during an expedition with drones in the ...