0
Want this question answered?
Be notified when an answer is posted
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What large marine mammal has whiskers and prominent tusks?
A walrus has ivory tusks. A narwhal has a single ivory tusk.
How many babies does a walrus have?
A walrus can have one calf during childbirth. Over a walrus' lifetime it can have about 20 calves, about 1 every 2 to 3 years.
Is a walrus a fish or a mammal?
Walrus are mammals.
Why do walrus have whiskers?
Because it helps it feel for food in the winter because it is dark in the water in winter
What facial feature help a walrus feel its why underwater and find food to eat?
They use their whiskers to feel its way underwater and to find food.
What does a Walrus need hair for?
It's just a coat. Like seals and humans have. And the stuff on it's face, those are like cat or dog whiskers. Sensors.
How many babies can a walrus have at once?
Walruses usually have only one calf at a time, although rare instances of twin calves have been recorded.
How do thick whiskers help the walrus?
Whiskers allow animals to gather information on their environment even if they cannot see. One obvious benefit to whiskers is that they give immediate feedback on the size of a space relative to the size of the animal allowing the animal to determine if an openning can be navigated without getting struck. Whiskers also act to protect an animal's head and eyes.
What are the similarities between a walrus and a narwhal?
Similarities between whales and kangaroos include:They are both warm-blooded, air-breathing mammals.They both have skin, though the kangaroo has fur covering its skin.Both feed their young on mothers' milk.They have similar internal organs with similar functions, e.g. heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, etc.That's about where the similarities end.
What animals eat walruses?
clams. The tusk, whiskers and floppy lips of a walrus is just one great big vacume system. Some walrus have taken to killing seals. You can tell these walrus because their tusks are not eroded like ordinary walrus tusks and are stained yellow from blood.
Why do seals have whiskers?
The same reason most animals that have whiskers do. It's part of there sense of touch. With seals, their whiskers help them sense slight changes in the movement of the water, helping them chase after prey and avoid predators.
What part of the walrus food web is the walrus in?
The walrus is the predator
