Walrus
Animalia
Chordata
Mammalia
Carnivora
Odobenidae
Odobenus
Odobenus rosmarus
A sociable animal, the Walrus gathers in a mixed herd of up to 2,000 bulls, cows, and calves when feeding and migrating, as well as when hauled out on ice floes, although the sexes sometimes segregate during… More »
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Click here for the updated InfoBook - Walrus. ... 1. Walruses are generally found where the water is not more than about 80 m (262 ft.) deep. They prefer a habitat with a gravelly bottom.
www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Walrus/habdiswal.html www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Walrus/habdiswal.html
Facts about the life, habitat, and behavior of walruses. ... Click here for the updated InfoBook - Walrus. ... Habitat and Distribution;
www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Walrus/home.html www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Walrus/home.html
Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) ... Their habitat is the entire polar basin. There are two types of walrus - the Pacific and the Atlantic. There are more pacific walrus than Atlantic.
library.thinkquest.org/3500/walrus.html library.thinkquest.org/3500/walrus.html
The Walrus ... Environment and Habitat ... The walrus spends all of its life on ice floes, or the rocky shores of the Soviet Union not far from the ice. Since the walrus lives in a place where the weather can be below subfreezing, it has a thick coat of blubber around it.
www.thewildones.org/SFC/Seana/samantha.html
The biggest threat to the walrus and the natural habitat is due to humans. They continue to take over some of the areas where the walrus lives. Even having noisy machines or airplanes flying over them can create stress and problems for them. ... Home > Walrus Information > Walrus Habitat...
www.walrus-world.com/walrus-habitat.html www.walrus-world.com/walrus-habitat.html
The increased numbers of walruses was noted by US Geological Survey walrus researchers, who have observed that walruses have come ashore intermittently for years during their fall southward migration, but never in such great numbers or so early.  Researchers expect  that the sea ice will continue to retreat in years...
www.takepart.com/news/tag/walrus-habitat www.takepart.com/news/tag/walrus-habitat
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released reports documenting the status of polar bears and Pacific walrus in Alaska. The reports confirm that polar bears in Alaska are declining and that Pacific walrus are under threat. ... Both species are imperiled due to the loss of their sea-ice habitat due to global warming,
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618195804.htm
we’ve since filed suit over plans to lease 30 million acres of walrus habitat in the Chukchi Sea. Given our society’s addiction to oil, virtually all Pacific walrus habitat will be on the auction block in the years to come.
www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/Pacific_wal... www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/mammals/Pacific_walrus/index.html
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