221) Walrus

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Scientific name: Odobenus rosmarus

Weight: Male; 1,750-2,670 lbs Female; 1,250-1,835 lbs.

Length: Male; 9.5-10.5 ft Female; 8.2-8.8ft Lives: East Canada, Greenland, North Eurasia, West Alaska in Arctic seas,

Diet: Mollusks, Calf:

The Males have a "pair of highly developed air sacs" that are inflatable, which is located in the throat that can produce a unique sound which is used during courtship. Walrus are natural bottom feeders because the adaptation of scaling from of the hindlimbs that allows them to move at a slower pace to get more food. They're skin is .8-1.6 in thick which acts like a protective layer that aids in the cold waters and helps the males while fighting over females.

6 in thick which acts like a protective layer that aids in the cold waters and helps the males while fighting over females

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