

Details of flippers of a walrus laying on an ice floe (Odobenus rosmarus), Svalbard, Norway

A walrus bull (Odobenus rosmarus divergent) resting on his teeth, close-up, Spitsbergen, Svalbard


A close-up underwater split image of a walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) whiskers in the Arctic Ocean, Svalbard, Norway
They forage primarily on the sea floor and from ice platforms. They are not significantly deep divers compared to other pinnipeds. Their deepest dive recorded is around 80 meters / 260 feet but they usually feed closer to 30 meters / 100 feet deep.

A walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) colony haul-out on the shore, Svalbard, Norway

A female walrus nursing her youngest pup (Odobenus rosmarus) while laying on a piece of sea ice in the Arctic, Svalbard, Norway

Several walrus bulls (Odobenus rosmarus) displaying their ivory tusks in a colony haul out , Svalbard, Norway

A walrus, or a “tooth-walking sea horse, and her young (Odobenus rosmarus) laying on an ice floe together in the Arctic, Svalbard, Norway


A walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), or a “tooth-walking sea horse, laying on an ice floe in the Arctic, Svalbard, Norway
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