This walrus calf was estimated to be about 1 or 2 weeks old when she was found abandoned on a beach in northern Alaska. She is now recovering and gaining weight at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward.

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center ...

The walrus calf needs to eat thousands of calories of food a day to get back to being a healthy weight, Higginbotham said. “It’s a slow process,” Higginbotham said.

A team at the Alaska SeaLife Center (ASLC) is currently caring for a Pacific walrus calf.She was likely left behind by her herd in Utqiagvik, the northernmost city in Alaska, about 320 miles north ...

Since July 22, the calf — who still does not have a name — has made impressive progress, said Goertz, noting that the walrus now weighs almost 210 pounds and loves to snuggle up next to her ...

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away ...

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska's northernmost city is alert and "sassy" as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away following ...

In this image provided by the Alaska SeaLife Center, a female Pacific walrus calf is shown at the Alaska SeaLife Center on Monday, July 22, 2024, in Seward, Alaska, after being rescued hundreds of ...

Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she ...