Odobenus rosmarus
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Large walrus on the ice (Odobenus rosmarus divergens), Alaska
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Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens), hauled out on Bering Sea ice, Alaska
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Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus), Foxe Basin in Nunavut, Canada
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Part of Atlantic walrus herd (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus), on ice flow in Foxe Basin
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Large walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) showing extent of blubber deposits
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Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens) on an island in the Bering Sea
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Bull Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) on ice flow
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Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) emerging in Foxe Basin
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Bull Atlantic walrus (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus) on ice flow
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Roaring Atlantic walrus cow and cub (Odobenus rosmarus rosmarus), Canada
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Walrus and Pup at Kamogawa Seaworld, Japan
Walruses are probably best known for their oversized tusks. In fact, the species' scientific name Odobenus rosmarus is Latin for “tooth walking sea horse.”
The walrus is a marine mammal, the only modern species of the walrus family, traditionally attributed to the pinniped group. One of the largest representatives of pinnipeds.
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