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walrus
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walrus
very large, up to 3500 lb, 15 to 20 ft long, pinniped similar to true seals. They are hairless, although furred at birth, fish-eaters with hindlimbs used for walking on land and the males have large, down-pointed tusks up to 20 inches long. Called also Odobenus rosmarus subspp., e.g. O. rosmarus divergens.
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Pinnepeds are classified into three families: Otariidae (eared seals) Phocidae (true, or earless seals), and Odobenidae (walruses) Otariids are divided into two sub families: Arctocephaline (fur seals) and Otariiae (sea lions).
Life on the rocks by Bennett, Bryony / Ecos
The thirty-fourth species, the walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), is the only remaining member of the family Odobenidae (pinnipeds with tusklike canines) that flourished from the early Miocene to the Pliocene (24 to 2 million years ago).
Marine mammal biodiversity by Brownell, Robert L., Jr.; Ralls, Katherine; Perrin, William F. / Oceanus
 
 
 
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