Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus): a large pinniped marine mammal. Kingdom: | Animalia Phylum: | Chordata Class: | Mammalia Order: | Carnivora Clade: | ...

Source: Kitty Terwolbeck, via Wikimedia Commons. Whiskers aren’t just decorative. Whisker touch is an active sensory system. Most mammals have whiskers and a few, like rats and shrews, are whisker ...

Martin and Chris observe and explain the eating behavior of the walrus. Martin and Chris are on the ocean floor observing a group of walrus'. They discover that the animals are using their whiskers to ...

A baby walrus was found lost and alone along the North Slope of Alaska with little hope for survival. Now, in a rare and "exceptional" rescue attempt, he's being raised and nursed — with 24/7 cuddles.

Wildlife biologist Dr. Devin Johnson of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Marine Mammals Management Walrus Program isn’t entirely pessimistic regarding the plight of these animals. He has fond ...

(NEXSTAR) – The World Wildlife Fund and the British Antarctic Survey are conducting a walrus census – and they need your help. The organizations are hoping you (and thousands of other people) will ...

The zoo's two walruses at the zoo, Pakak and Aurora, were shipped off to new homes earlier this week: Aurora to SeaWorld Orlando to breed, and Pakak to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Wash., to be ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Federal wildlife biologists have erected a 250-foot-long fence to stop walruses from accidentally plummeting off cliffs to their death on a Bristol Bay, Alaska, beach. About 30 ...

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 after ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — The Indianapolis Zoo is ...

Walruses, weighing as much as 1,300 kilograms with huge tusks and nearly impenetrable skulls, are almost impossible for a hungry polar bear to kill. But new research suggests that some polar bears ...