WALRUSES
Mammal     -     Vertebrate     -     Carnivore

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PACIFIC WALRUS

Walruses ...

• Both males and females have tusks
  
• Are large flippered marine mammals
  
• Are three species of walruses:
  

        -  The Atlantic Walrus - lives in the Atlantic Ocean
        -  The Pacific Walrus - lives in the Pacific Ocean
        -  The Laptev Walrus - lives in the Arctic  Ocean

• Prefer to eat molluscs - bivalves (clams, etc).  They also eat worms, gastropods, crustaceans, sea cucumbers abd may prey on fish. 
  
• Are often hunted for their blubber, and ivory
  

• Often use their tusks to pull themselves out of the water
  
• Are sociable animals and enjoy physical contact with each other
  
• Do not have good eyesight, but they do have an excellent sense of smell and hearing
  
• Make noise above and beneath the water
  
• May eat the carcasses of  young seals when food is scarce

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Male   ...........................................................  Bull
Female   .......................................................  Cow
Young   .........................................................  Calf 

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

1. A herd of walruses
   
2. A huddle of walruses
   
3. A pod of walruses
   
4. An ugly of walruses
   

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