Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know that walrus have feet? I was shocked when I found this video that marine biologist and animal behavior expert KP ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Given a choice between giving birth on land or sea ice, Pacific walrus mothers most often choose ice. Likewise, they prefer sea ice for molting, mating, nursing and resting between ...

Wildlife biologist Dr. Devin Johnson of the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) Marine Mammals Management Walrus Program isn’t entirely pessimistic regarding the plight of these animals. He has fond ...

Adult male walruses, called bulls, can reach lengths of up to 11 feet and weigh as much as 3,700 pounds. Females are smaller, averaging 9 feet long and 2,700 pounds. Calves weigh 100–130 pounds at ...

The Pacific walrus won’t be protected under the Endangered Species Act. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced Wednesday that the “species has demonstrated an ability to adapt to changing ...

Groups of walruses gathering on land are so large they're visible from space. Unfortunately, the reason why doesn't bode well for the animals' future. In recent satellite imagery captured by Planet, ...

There are well over 150,000 walruses living in the U.S. waters of the Chukchi Sea. But how do we actually know that? It's not an exact figure, and for the most part, researchers still have to count ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Thousands of Pacific walrus are coming to Alaska’s northwest shore again in the absence of summer sea ice and not all are surviving. A survey Monday of a mile of coastline ...

There are no walruses in Iceland, but, at one time, there were hundreds. The timing of the walruses' disappearance suggests that the population's loss may be one of the earliest known examples of ...

It was once believed that walruses dug for clams with their tusks, but the truth is even stranger. It was once believed that walruses dug for clams with their tusks—but the truth is even stranger.

Thousands of walruses are congregating on Alaska's northwest coast, a sign that their Arctic sea ice environment has been altered by climate change. Chad Jay, a U.S. Geological Survey walrus ...

A new movie showing young polar bears and walruses struggling toward adulthood in a melting Arctic puts a pair of charismatic faces on the global warming threat. Subscribe to read this story ad-free ...