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	Walrus - LoveToKnow 1911 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		WALRUS, or Morse (Odobaenus rosmarus), a large marine mammal allied to the seals, representing a family by itself.
		A full-grown male walrus measures from 10 to 11 ft. from the nose to the end of the short tail, and is a heavy, bulky animal, especially thick about the shoulders.
		One of the most striking characteristics of the walrus is the pair of tusks which descend almost directly downwards from the upper jaw, sometimes attaining a length of 20 in.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Walrus (1125 words)

	Walrus - Fact Sheet
		Walrus belong to the family Odobenidae - a line of marine carnivores that was highly diversified in the late Miocene and early Pliocene periods.
		Several populations of Atlantic walrus occur in Canada and Greenland, while the Pacific walrus is represented by a single stock of animals which inhabits the Bering and Chukchi seas.
		Walrus calves accompany their mother from birth and are not weaned for 2 years or more.
	alaska.fws.gov /fisheries/mmm/walrus/nhistory.htm (2135 words)

	Walrus - MSN Encarta
		Walrus, large, marine mammal found in the Arctic regions at the edge of the polar ice along the northeastern coasts of Canada and Siberia, Kamchatka, the northwestern coast of Alaska, Greenland, northern Norway, and Ellesmere Island.
		Although it was once thought that the tusks were also used to rake the ocean bottom for mollusks and shellfish, which constitute the principal food of the walrus, it is now believed that the sensitive whiskers and fleshy snout play a primary role in detecting and removing prey from the ocean floor.
		Polar bears are the chief natural predator of the walrus, and humans hunt the animal for its valuable ivory tusks and for its flesh and blubber.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761556776/Walrus.html (350 words)

	SCS: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
		Both subspecies of walrus have been subjected to intensive commercial hunting in the past for their blubber oil, tusk ivory and skins, leading to the extermination of local populations in some areas and severe depletion of others.
		Walrus calves are usually born on the pack ice in late April - early June with a coarse dark coat, having shed their white lanugo about 2-3 months before being born.
		Walrus measurements vary between populations but in general there is no significant difference in the body size of male Atlantic and Pacific walruses, whereas female Atlantic walruses have been found to be significantly longer than their Pacific counterparts.
	www.pinnipeds.org /species/walrus.htm (2052 words)

	Fact Sheets > Animals > Walrus
		The walrus is covered by a thick layer of fat and a tough leathery skin with a thin layer of hair which is light brown on adults and almost fl on young walrus.
		The walrus' head is small in comparison with its heavy, clumsy body, and the upper lip is thick and fleshy with a stiff moustache made up of bristles which are important sensory organs.
		Walrus spend most of their lives at sea, although they frequently come out of the water, or haul out, onto ice floes or land to rest.
	www.fact-sheets.com /science-nature/animals/walrus (736 words)

	Walrus
		The walrus spends all of its life on ice floes, or the rocky shores of the Soviet Union not far from the ice.
		The walrus lacks external ears, and its skin is wrinkly and practically hairless, except for the bristles on the cheek pads.
		In one herd, (group of walrus) there can be up to 100 animals, and usually one male, and at least six females, and four babies They lay around, and bask on ice floes for a good part of their life.
	www.thewildones.org /SFC/Seana/samantha.html (748 words)

	Walrus: Wildlife Notebook Series - Alaska Department of Fish and Game
		The mouth of a walrus is narrow, with an unusually high roof, strong thick lips which are not deeply cleft along the side of the face (the gape is extremely limited), and a thick piston-like tongue.
		A female walrus was observed literally demolishing a heavy piece of ice to free her calf, which had fallen into a crevasse.
		The most favorable period for hunting walrus is during the spring and summer when the animals are passing the villages on their way north.
	www.adfg.state.ak.us /pubs/notebook/marine/walrus.php (1269 words)

	Walrus
		You can tell how old a walrus is by the number of rings you can find in a cross-section of its teeth just like you can tell how old a tree is by the number of "growth rings" it has.
		Walrus are able to adjust to the surrounding temperatures with their blood circulatory system.
		Both male and female walrus use their tusks to pull themselves out of the water and to crack breathing holes in the ice during the winter.
	library.thinkquest.org /3500/walrus.html (850 words)

	Walrus
		The walrus is one and a half times bigger than a sea lion.
		The walrus skin is thick and they have three inches of blubber that helps keep them warm.
		If a walrus gets too hot their blood is pumped into the blubber where it can be cooled.
	library.thinkquest.org /3877/Walrus.html (387 words)

	Technology: High-Tech Cargo Airships
		The WALRUS is expected to be powered through the use of thrust wings (TW), which are articulated lifting surfaces with internal thrust producing engines.
		The vehicle that would, and for which the WALRUS is being designed to transport, is still on the drawing board and is not expected to be ready until 2010 at the earliest.
		While WALRUS could potentially deliver equipment (such as MBTs and APCs) faster by air than ships can, its true benefits may not be seen until or if we see the day in which hundreds of these heavy lift airships fly round-the-clock missions.
	www.military.com /soldiertech/0,14632,Soldiertech_Walrus,,00.html (1173 words)

	U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services \| Forensics Laboratory
		The average walrus tooth has a rounded, irregular peg shape and is approximatly 5cm in length.
		The tip of a walrus tusk has an enamel coating which is worn away during the animal's youth.
		The dentine in walrus teeth is mainly primary dentine.
	www.lab.fws.gov /ivory/walrus.html (247 words)

	Walrus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The walrus should not be confused with the elephant seal, another large pinniped.
		Wally Walrus is a character from the Woody Woodpecker cartoons.
		The Walrus is an offbeat, silly, and obscure character from various Marvel Comics.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walrus (1433 words)

	LiveScience.com - Stranded Walrus Pups Cry for Help
		Adult Pacific walrus, Odobenus rosmarus divergens, dive as deep as 630 feet (200 meters) and use sensitive facial bristles to forage for clams and crabs on the seafloor.
		A walrus pup alone in the Arctic Ocean, one of nine calves seen swimming far from shore and presumed to have died.
		A walrus pup separated from its mother in the Arctic Ocean.
	www.livescience.com /animalworld/060413_walrus_pups.html (667 words)

	Pacific Walrus
		The Soviet annual quota of 4,000 animals in recent years was harvested by both local hunters and larger ships, the meat being used for subsistence and as food for commercially raised foxes.
		The future of walrus management in Beringia is clouded by several factors.
		The large-scale removal of fish and crabs from walrus habitat by commercial fishing may have indirect (not necessarily negative) effects on their food base.
	www.nps.gov /bela/html/walrus.htm (886 words)

	Walrus Facts : Canadian Geographic Magazine
		The walrus’ most obvious attribute is its pair of long tusks, which are actually continuously growing canine teeth.
		Also, the walrus’ almost hairless body has a thick, wrinkled hide and a generous layer of fat to help it withstand the cold.
		The walrus is an "ice pack" animal found on the polar ice sheet circling the Northern Hemisphere.
	www.canadiangeographic.ca /Magazine/Ma02/walrusfacts.asp (748 words)

	Arctic Studies Center
		Walrus are very slow on land because they are so big and clumsy, but in the water they are very fast and strong.
		Walrus will dive into the water at the faintest scent of a human.
		Walrus numbers were very reduced by commercial hunters until 1972 when the Marine Mammal Act started protecting them.
	www.mnh.si.edu /arctic/html/walrus.html (322 words)

	ABC-KID.com - Walrus Pictures for Kids
		The Walrus lives in the Arctic circle and spends much of its day in open water or near the shore resting on ice floes.
		Sometimes the blubber on a walrus will be over 6 inches deep to keep the animal from freezing to death.
		The Inuit have hunted the Walrus for thousands of years and use every part of it in their traditional dress and their food.
	www.abc-kid.com /walrus (228 words)

	Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
		A walrus is generally a reddish brown color that can appear almost white after being submersed in cold water for long periods of time.
		The female walrus is significantly smaller, only weighing 800 to 2800 lbs and measuring 7 ½ to 10 feet long.
		A walrus’ head is square in shape and is adorned by 400 to 700 whiskers.
	www.thebigzoo.com /Animals/Walrus.asp (330 words)

	Wikinfo \| Walrus
		The only natural enemies of the walrus are man and the polar bear.
		The Atlantic walrus once enjoyed a range that extended south to Cape Cod and were found in large numbers in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
		The Walrus is a member of order Carnivora and is the only species in the family Odobenidae.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=walrus (692 words)

	Walrus (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		To guard against the freezing temperatures in their habitat, the walrus is covered by a thick layer of fat and tough leathery skin topped by a thin layer of hair to trap warmer air.
		The walrus's head is small in comparison to the rest of its large, rather awkward body, and the upper lip is thick and fleshy with a stiff moustache made of bristles, which are used as sensory organs.
		After mid-winter mating season from January to late March, most walrus young are born out on the ice in about April or May. Females only give birth to a calf about once every 2 or 3 years because calves may nurse for up to two and a half years.
	www.tmmsn.org /mmgulf/odobenus.html (442 words)

	[minstrels] The Walrus and the Carpenter -- Lewis Carroll
		[minstrels] The Walrus and the Carpenter -- Lewis Carroll
		The Walrus, with it's large and rotund physical attributes, seems to be referring to buddha or gamesha of the eastern religions.
		That poem, "The Walrus and the Carpenter," thats an indictment of orginized religion.
	www.cs.rice.edu /~ssiyer/minstrels/poems/347.html (2624 words)

	Boone Trading Company - Walrus Ivory Tusks
		Pre-1972 white walrus ivory tusks, Eskimo worked tusks, fossil walrus ivory and teeth for carving and scrimshaw, and walrus oosik.
		WALRUS SKULL AND TUSKS Handsome walrus mount has nicely curved 13" long tusks that are polished and decorated with fascinating Yupik Eskimo scrimshawed pictographs depicting hunting and fishing, and is thus exempt from the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act.
		WALRUS SKULLS (Incomplete/Eskimo Artifacts) The upper portion (no jaw) of ancient mineralized skulls of walrus that were killed for food centuries ago by Yupik Eskimos.
	www.boonetrading.com /Pg26.html (692 words)

	WALRUS - animals of the Arctic
		The layers of blubber and thick skin protect the walrus from the cold wind as they lie out on the ice.
		The walrus feeds on clams, krill, crabs, worms and snails.
		The male walrus is called a "bull", the female is a "cow" and the baby is a "calf".
	www.saskschools.ca /~gregory/arctic/walrus.html (358 words)

	Global warming could doom the walrus
		A new study warns that walrus calves are being stranded by melting sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.
		This development is significant because walrus use sea ice as a resting platform, especially pups when their mothers dive for food.
		The walrus warning comes as concerns mount over the impact of climate change on Arctic wildlife populations.
	news.mongabay.com /2006/0413-walrus.html (1230 words)

	CAIDA : tools : visualization : walrus
		Because the specifics of the supplied spanning tree greatly affect the resulting display, it is crucial that the user supply a spanning tree that is both meaningful for the underlying data and appropriate for the desired insight.
		The prominence and orderliness that Walrus gives to the links in the spanning tree, in contrast to all other links, means that an arbitrarily chosen spanning tree may create a misleading or ineffective visualization.
		Although Walrus is based on research by Tamara Munzner, she is not connected with this effort in any way, nor does Walrus make use of any code from her H3Viewer.
	www.caida.org /tools/visualization/walrus (1785 words)

	Walrus, Wildlife Species Information: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
		In the United States, the walrus became a federally protected species with the passage of the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act.
		The monitoring of the walrus population through periodic surveys is one effort the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service undertakes to fulfill its responsibilities under the Act.
		The last survey was done in 1990 in cooperation with Soviet biologists, and at this time, the walrus population appears stable, with more than 200,000 individuals.
	www.fws.gov /species/species_accounts/bio_walr.html (811 words)

	Pacific Walrus Research - PWID (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		A wide variety of data have been collected on seasonal distributions of walrus in these areas; however, much of this information is scattered between different resource agencies and between Russian and U.S. jurisdictions.
		The purpose of this database is to locate and compile walrus abundance and distribution data and establish cooperative arrangements to facilitate inclusion of data into a standardized database that can be accessible to cooperators.
		The Pacific Walrus International Database (PWID) is a comprehensive set of Pacific walrus biological data collected by several participating organizations in the Bering and Chukchi Seas.
	www.absc.usgs.gov /research/walrus/pwid/manual (1486 words)

	Alibris: Walrus
		Although Walpole is the biggest walrus in the herd, he would rather play with the baby walruses than be a leader.
		In Alaska a walrus calf and his mother make their last trip together to the summer feeding grounds in the Chuckchi Sea before he is ready to leave the nursery herd and take his place with the bulls.
		Glencannon, The gentleman with the walrus mustache [and] Glencannon afloat
	www.alibris.com /search/books/subject/Walrus (809 words)

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