WalrusesBy

Cole Anderson

How Pretty Is The Walrus? A Walrus is a large animal with flippers, a

broad head, tusks and whiskers.A male can be up too 9 feet 11 inches long.

A female can be up too 7 feet 10 inches long.Male Walruses weigh up too 3,700lbs.

Female Walruses weigh up too 2,700lbs.Walruses can be up too 6 feet tall.Their color is pink to cinnamon brown. There are 2 Kinds of Walruses :The

Pacific Walrus and the Atlantic Walrus.

How Long Does this thing Live?

The Walrus can live up too 40 years.It is endangered because the ice is melting.A Walrus can not stay in the water all day!Ice is very important too the Walrus because

that is where it lives. Walruses are also endangered because of

their tusks.

How Cold, Or How Warm Is This Habitat?The Walrus lives in the Arctic and Antarctic.During the Winter it snows a lot.In the summer it barely ever snows.In the summer it is very icy.

What Are The Landforms?The Arctic is very icy.There is a lot of snow. That makes it very

white.There are a lot of landforms including:

Mountains, icebergs and more.A Walrus doesn’t really have a shelter

because it has a thick layer of blubber too keep it warm.

I'm HungryWalruses like to hunt fish and penguins.Walruses are great swimmers. so that's how

they hunt the fish and penguins.Walruses are carnivore.All animals in the Arctic are carnivore.

Babies! Barr BarrAt birth Walrus babies are about 4 feet long.They stay with their parents until they are about 1

year. They can swim when they are about 2 years old.Walrus babies can be up to 2 feet tall.

Where's My Prey AAHH A Predator Walruses eat Penguins .Killer Whales like too eat Walruses.Walruses are good swimmers so are

Penguins and Killer Whales.

Physical AdaptationsWalruses tusks look like big candle sticks.The tusks help them defend themselves

against predators and to get onto the ice.The Walrus has flippers and that helps them to

swim.Walruses have a thick layer of blubber that

helps keep them warm

Behavioral AdaptationsWalruses stay in large groups. This helps

protect them from predators.They communicate with each other by

making sounds. This helps them warn each other of danger.

Physiological AdaptationsThe Walrus has a thick layer of blubber inside

that helps it stay warm. The layer can be 3inches thick.

The Walrus good seeing so it can see it’s prey and predator.

Do You Want Too Learn More?Walruses tusks are really long they can be

more than 3 feet.People kill them because of their tusks.There are more than 450,000 Walruses

living.