| A pacific walrus can weigh up to 2,000 pounds
and grow to 14 feet in length. They have reddish-colored skin and ivory tusks. Their neck
is short and they have short bristly moustaches. Walruses can dive to about 300 feet
beneath the ocean. They use their tusks to dig for mollusks like clams, mussels, snails,
and other invertebrates that live on the sea bottom. Walruses are very fast. They can move
just as fast as you can on land because they can walk on all fours unlike seals which have
to pull themselves with their front flippers. |
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