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Walruses
A flippered marine mammal, Walrus is the only existing species in the family Odobenidae. Walruses are instantly distinguished by their prominent ivory tusks, tough thick blubber and whiskers, and are hunted by people for its skin, meat, tusks and fat.
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The walrus has a diverse diet, feeding on numerous small marine organisms like shrimp, crabs, tube worms, soft corals, tunicates, sea cucumbers, mollusks etc. Their favorite prey are the "Benthic Bivalce Mollusks" in other words Clams. They forage for prey along the sea bottom and identify them using their sensitive whiskers. They are opportunistic and can evey prey on smaller seals when they find one.
What is the name of the walrus that has a horn on its head?
seacon, bubbles, flubber, shelly, will, willy, and bubbly.
How does a walrus protect themselves?
First of all, they have a large layer of blubber or fat. And the fur of the walrus is just like other marine mammals. It is a waterproof cover. These things keep it not cold in the water. I doubt that they are exactly warm, but I think they are at a comfortable body temperature.
How does a walrus move in water?
All walruses are plump, it is the thick blubber under the skin that keeps them warm. The walrus flops the whole body forward in a series of jerks, and can move quite quickly over a short distance.
Yes, walrus can be very danger to humans!
Walrus very strong and territorial!
What are different species of seals please show list?
List of seal species:
Hawaiian monk seal
Elephant seals
Ringed seals
Ribbon seal
Baikal seal
Harp seals
Hooded seals
Spotted seals
Crabeater seals
Leopard seals
Ross seals
Weddell seals
Harbor seals
Northern elephant seals
Southern elephant seals
Gray seals
Caspian seals
Bearded seals
Mediterranean monk seals
Antarctic ice seals
Arctic ice seals
Fur seals
2. Walruses produce sounds both above and below water.
3. Walruses are among the most vocal of the pinnipeds. They produce growls, grunts, barks, soft whistles, rasps, and clicks.
4. Male walruses produce bell-like sounds below water. These sounds are not produced by the vocal cords but originate from air sacs, which extend from the pharynx.
5. Calves bellow if disturbed.
6. Adults engaged in dominance conflicts may snort, cough, or roar.
B. Display Behavior.1. Walruses communicate through auditory and visual displays.2. During courtship, males display visually and vocally from the water. Stereotyped sequences of sounds occur both above and below water. Below-water sounds include clicks or knocks, bell-like sounds, and taps. Above-water sounds include teeth-clacking and whistles.
3. Males engage in tusk-threat displays to establish dominance.
C. Other Communication.1. Walruses communicate through sound, sight, touch, and smell.2. Tactual communication occurs through body contact.
a. Walruses haul out in herds in close contact with one another.
b. A mother shelters her calf under her chest between her foreflippers. A calf often rides on its mother's back in the water.
c. Adults engaged in dominance conflicts may strike each other with their tusks.
d. Courtship displays continue until a female physically contacts a displaying male in the water.
Can walruses understand humans?
The basic answer is yes.
A Walwus could eat a human if it wanted to... but it is not likely a walrus would actually eat you if you walked past it :D
If the walrus killed you, and then was hungry, it probably would eat you. Haha.
Why do walruses have a layer of fat around their bodies?
Walrus live in very cold water with ice. The blubber acts as a store of energy and also fat is a good insulator and traps heat inside the Walrus' body. This keeps them warm.
Note, many marine mammals (whales, seals etc.) also use blubber in this way.
No, female narwhals tend not to have tusks. But there are the rare instances in which a female is found with tusks, which tends to be characteristic of male narwhals. There even is one known, recorded instance of a two-tusked female.
How do walruses carry their babies?
They take care of their young by giving them milk.The
cubs might run to her and nurse.Her
milk is so rich that the cubs soon get fat.That
way, they no longer feel the coldness of the snow.Also
she gives birth in a ice cave and she teaches them how to swim.
Walruses live in the cool Arctic climates and can be found in great numbers in the Pacific & Atlantic Ocean areas around the Arctic. Good population of Pacific Walruses can be found near Bering Strait, Eastern Siberia, Alaska etc. The Atlantic population can be found in the Canadian Arctic, Greenland and even Russia. An isolated population of Walruses are also known to inhabit the Laptev Sea. They prefer shallow waters due to their limited diving abilities. They can be found in areas where their favorite prey "clams" are found in good numbers.
Walruses are fat because the blubber helps with cold temperatures and also if you've watched videos with polar bears and walruses, it helps protect them from the bears claws and teeth and also from attacks from other walrus tusks. walruses swim in frigid cold waters so having an extra layer would be helpful.
How do walrus adapt to the climate and vegetation in the Arctic?
in the summer time they move to South Carolina and get a tan but in the winter they go to ant arctica and in the summer the temperature is 90-100 degress in the winter they stay inside igloos.
Do walrus live in fresh water?
A walrus can only live in freshwater because of its habitat. They can adapt to saltwater, but it takes some time for them to.
Due to its sheer size and weight, there are only two known natural predators to adult Walruses. The Orca or Killer Whale and the Polar Bear. Even these predators aren't known to hunt on adults due to the danger of being hurt by their tusks. They prefer the Walrus calves as they are easier to hunt and less dangerous. Young ones that get crushed or wounded in a stampede are the easiest targets for the predators.
Apart from these natural predators, Man is the biggest hunter of Walruses. For centuries, the humans living in the Arctic regions have hunted & consumed Walrus Meat.
Why do walruses live in cold areas?
polar bears live in cold places because where they lived use to be hot than we had an ice age then it turned into the ice caps and the bears adapted
Are walruses intelligent animals?
No, walruses are not a deep sea animal. They mostly spend their lives near the surface of the water hunting for fish or sunbathing on the rocks along the shore in their part of the beach.
Do walruses eat baby seals in the Arctic Tundra?
no are u stupid jk
they live in a water biome which is either freshwater or saltwater, but they could live in both.
