walrus tusks
Pinnipeds' facial protrusions
Walrus tusks are the elongated upper canine teeth of the walrus, extending downward from the mouth and growing throughout the animal's life.
Both males and females have them, used for hauling onto ice, establishing dominance, and defense.
Ivory from walrus tusks has been carved and traded for centuries: The Inuit artist worked walrus tusk into intricate figures.
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- ivory tradeCommerce in elephant tusks
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
- Arctic OceanEarth's northernmost body of water
- polar watersOceans near the poles
sea ice · seal · polar bear · whale · marine mammal · harpoon · Inuit · tundra · flippers · whiskers · ice floe · ice shelf · carved · scrimshaw · native crafts · mammoth · elephant · teeth
- teethteeth, incisors, incisor, canine, canines
- wildlife tradewildlife trafficking, illegal trade, poaching, ivory trade, rhino horn
- hornsFrench horn, bugle, cornet, hunting horn, post horn
- sharp teethfangs, canines, shark teeth, vampire fangs, saber teeth
- Baltic tradeLubeck, Hamburg, Bremen, Cologne, Riga