The mustache is the other iconic feature. Hundreds of stiff, straw-colored whiskers bristle over walrus lips, thick as quills and sensitive as fingers. Using those vibrissae, walruses can tell the ...

Walruses love clams and can eat up to 6,000 a day. In addition, they consume thousands of snails, mussels, and worms. They ...

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 ...

Two experts—and two walruses—demonstrate. (Hint: Throw your whole body into it.) Watch our audio slide show—or hear walrus sounds now: ...