Thursday, May 11, 2006

Pacific Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

Title: Pacific Walrus at Cape Peirce, Alternative Title: (Odobenus rosmarus), Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Source: walrus_cover_photo, Publisher: (none) Contributor: TOGIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGETitle: Pacific Walrus at Cape Peirce, Alternative Title: (Odobenus rosmarus), Creator: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Source: walrus_cover_photo, Publisher: (none) Contributor: TOGIAK NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Language: EN - ENGLISH, Rights: (public domain), Audience: (general), Subject: Marine Mammals, Refuges, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, Togiak Gallery.

File size: 2.09 MB, Format: JPEG image (image/jpeg), Dimensions: Screen: 3000px x 2199px, Print: 10.00 x 7.33 inches, Resolution: 300 dpi (high, print quality), Depth: Full Color.

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Pacific Walrus utilize beaches around Cape Peirce as haulout areas on which to rest between feeding forays. These beaches are surrounded by sheer cliffs affording the walrus protection from predators.

Walruses, Odobenus rosmarus (Linnaeus, 1758), are large marine mammals that weigh 400-1,700 kg. They are well-known for the large tusks, present in both males and females, that can grow to lengths of up to 1 m. The average size of these canine teeth is 50 cm), and they are usually larger in males than females. Odobenus rosmarus, Walrus at MarineBio.org,

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