walruses
Whiskered Arctic giants
Walruses is the plural of walrus, a large marine mammal of Arctic waters with prominent tusks, thick whiskers, and blubbery skin.
Walruses haul out on ice floes and beaches in groups: The walruses basked on the rocks.
The word sometimes appears in references to "The Walrus and the Carpenter," Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem.
Extended animal incisors
- blubberMarine mammal fat
- whiskersFacial sensory hairs
- flippersFoot-worn swim aids
- bulkMain mass or size
hide · ivory · vibrissae · snout · wrinkles · fat layer · molting · pinniped
Earth's northernmost zone
- ice floesFloating frozen sea masses
- Bering SeaNorth Pacific marginal sea
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
- pack iceConsolidated floating sea ice
rookeries · haul-out · coastal · subarctic · polar · Alaska · Greenland · Siberia
Entering water deliberately
- bellowingLoud, deep shouting
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
- herdingManaging animal groups
sparring · nursing · swimming · resting · roaring · social · gregarious · sunbathing
Edible burrowing mollusks
- mollusksSoft-bodied invertebrates, often shelled
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- benthicOf the sea bottom
- bivalvesTwo-shelled mollusks
mussels · snails · sea cucumbers · invertebrates · crustaceans · worms · ocean floor · filter
At risk of extinction
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- huntingPursuing wild game
- ivory tradeCommerce in elephant tusks
- melting iceFrozen water turning liquid
protection · population decline · CITES · marine mammals · subsistence · poaching · vulnerable · habitat loss
Arctic indigenous people
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- traditional huntingTime-honored prey pursuit
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
ivory carving · subsistence · spirit animals · totems · legends · umiak · shamanism · ceremonial
tusks
Extended animal incisors
bulk · hide · ivory · vibrissae · snout · wrinkles · fat layer · molting · pinniped · canines
Arctic
Earth's northernmost zone
- ice floesFloating frozen sea masses
- Bering SeaNorth Pacific marginal sea
- tundraFrigid treeless biome
pack ice · rookeries · haul-out · coastal · subarctic · polar · Alaska · Greenland · Siberia · frozen
diving
Entering water deliberately
herding · sparring · nursing · swimming · resting · roaring · social · gregarious · sunbathing · wallowing
clams
Edible burrowing mollusks
- mollusksSoft-bodied invertebrates, often shelled
- shellfishAquatic creatures with exoskeletons
- benthicOf the sea bottom
bivalves · mussels · snails · sea cucumbers · invertebrates · crustaceans · worms · ocean floor · filter · foraging
endangered
At risk of extinction
- climate changePlanetary atmospheric transformation
- huntingPursuing wild game
- ivory tradeCommerce in elephant tusks
melting ice · protection · population decline · CITES · marine mammals · subsistence · poaching · vulnerable · habitat loss · monitoring
Inuit
Arctic indigenous people
- indigenousOriginating in a region
- traditional huntingTime-honored prey pursuit
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
mythology · ivory carving · subsistence · spirit animals · totems · legends · umiak · shamanism · ceremonial · native art
walrusesseals
Aquatic whiskered mammals
sea lions · fur seals · elephant seals · harbor seals · leopard seals
walrusestropical fish
Warm-water ornamental species
manatees · dugongs · sea turtles · dolphins · coral reef fish
- walrus mustacheWide, pendulous upper-lip hair
- walrus moustacheBushy, drooping lip hair
- walrus tusksArctic pinniped's elongated canines
- walrus ivoryTusks from arctic pinnipeds