Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus · Mammal

Walruses gather in large herds, males and females apart outside the breeding season, on Arctic ice and on rocky or sandy beaches. Bulls settle their rank by fighting with their tusks; the herds move north in summer and south in winter. People hunted them for ivory, hide and oil, and northern peoples used the meat and bones for food and tools.

Danger

Dangerous if cornered

How it is met

In herds, day and night

Size

Huge

In winter

Leaves for winter

Where it lives

Ice Sheet, Rocky Shore, Sandy Shore

Gives

Walrus Ivory, Walrus Hide, Walrus Blubber

Sources

• Hillary Baker, Odobenus rosmarus (walrus). Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology, 2013.
• Wikipedia contributors, Walrus. Wikipedia, 2026.

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