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De walrus is een robbensoort die in de koude zeeën van het noordelijke halfrond voorkomt. De walrus hoort tot de orde van de roofdieren en is de enige nog levende soort in de familie der walrussen. Wikipedia
Gewicht: 1.000 kg (Volwassen)
Lengte: 3,6 m (Volwassen)
Klasse: Mammalia (Zoogdieren)
Wetenschappelijke naam: Odobenus rosmarus
Draagtijd: 15 – 16 maanden
Hoger taxon: Odobenus
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The walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is a large pinniped marine mammal with discontinuous distribution about the North Pole in the Arctic Ocean and subarctic seas ...
Walruses have long tusks and a prominent mustache. These large marine mammals are found near the Arctic Circle. They are extremely social and snort and bellow ...
The walrus is easily recognised by its sheer size and magnificent tusks. It is a keystone species in Arctic marine ecosystems.
These marine mammals are extremely sociable, prone to loudly bellowing and snorting at one another, but are aggressive during mating season. With wrinkled brown ...
One subspecies lives in the north Pacific Ocean and the Arctic above the Pacific; the other lives in the north Atlantic Ocean and the Arctic above the Atlantic.