Walrus (Pacific)
ClassMammalia
FamilyOdobenidae
Size2.5-3.5 m
HabitatBering/Chukchi Seas
DietClams, mollusks
About the Walrus (Pacific)
Already covered above. The Pacific subspecies is larger than the Atlantic. They gather in massive haul-outs of 100,000+ on beaches when sea ice retreats. Climate change is forcing them onto land where trampling kills calves. Over 200,000 Pacific walruses remain.
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