Walruses inhabit the freezing cold waters of the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean. They have distinctive whiskers across their faces, and they possess long tusks that grow outside their mouths.

A 100-year-old stuffed hippo has helped biologists better understand how mammals use their whiskers. Billie, a former resident of London Zoo in the 1920s, was taken out of the Leeds Museums archives ...

Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium is one of the only American zoos that exhibits the walrus, an Arctic animal affected by climate change.

Ancient seals evolved their now signature whiskers to forage for food, but figuring out when has been tricky.

This article has been updated with new information about the walrus pup’s death. Despite ceaseless rescue efforts that included around-the-clock cuddles, a walrus pup found alone July 31 died ...

Rescuers rushed into action Tuesday after a walrus — estimated to be only a couple of weeks old or less — was spotted alone on an Alaskan beach. Walruses are very reliant on their mothers for ...

They learned to sustain themselves by using their flippers and sensitive whiskers to brush the sea floor, searching for clams and sucking them out of their shells by the thousands.

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 ...

Pacific Walruses Fight to Survive in the Rapidly Warming Arctic The short film “Haulout” forces audiences to confront the horrifying reality of what climate change means for Pacific walruses.

Dr Grant said: "Large aquatic species, like hippos, walruses and manatees, have hundreds of very small whiskers. While walruses and manatees have been studied a little, hippo whiskers have never ...

From walruses using whiskers to find food to emperor tamarins using moustaches for species recognition, facial hair aids survival and social interaction.

Dr Grant said: "Large aquatic species, like hippos, walruses and manatees, have hundreds of very small whiskers. While walruses and manatees have been studied a little, hippo whiskers have never ...