The Walrus

I learned about walruses. They can be 12 feet long. They have sharp teeth or tusks. They have tiny ears. They can weigh 1,000 pounds. Their skin is rough. Their fat is called blubber.

Walruses live at the North Pole and the Arctic Circle. They live on ice floes. Ice floes are big chunks of ice floating in the water.

Walruses eat fish and shellfish. They dive down deep in the water to get clams. They can eat 120 pounds of food every day.

Baby walruses are called calves. When they are born they can weigh 130 pounds and are 4 feet long. The mother has one baby at a time. The babies stay with their mothers for 2 years.

Walruses have no predators.

One of the most noticeable things about a walrus is their stubby whiskers. Pacific walruses migrate to the Bering Sea. When the
ice creeps to the south in the winter they move with the ice. Both mother and father walruses have tusks. The tusks are long teeth.
They are made out of ivory. The tusks keep growing. They are strong swimmers. The big back flipper pushes them through the water. The small front flippers are used for steering.

I found my information in several different places.
Palmer, Sarah, Walruses, Rourke Enterprises, Inc., Vero Beach, Florida, 32964, 1989

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