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Walrus

Odobenus rosmarus

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 970, February 716, March 1,122, April 1,765, May 2,545, June 2,775, July 2,970, August 2,554, September 1,875, October 1,400, November 765, December 598.
United States20,079
Alaska20,055
Canada537
Quebec49
Newfoundland and Labrador46
Nunavut26
New Brunswick23
Nova Scotia12
British Columbia10
Virginia6

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • CarnivoreEats other animals or animal-derived prey as a major part of its diet.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassMammals · Mammalia
OrderCarnivorans · Carnivora
FamilyWalruses · Odobenidae
GenusOdobenus

Study it in a deck

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Walrus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.