Over 37,000 citizen scientists have joined the Walrus From Space project, with the hopes of helping walruses. News & Politics; ... As airplanes or boats pass and predators like polar bears appear, ...

While walruses are often seen in huddles for various purposes, including protection from predators, warmth, and communication, they can get more than a little aggressive with each other.

Walruses have only two natural predators: the orca (or killer whale) and the polar bear. Both are more likely to hunt walrus calves than adults.

Polar bear equipped with camera collar reveals details of life in the melting Arctic 04:34. Rescuers rushed into action Tuesday after a walrus — estimated to be only a couple of weeks old or ...

Jay says walruses depend on sea ice for breeding, feeding and nursing their young, and to avoid predators. "They use the ice to breed in the wintertime and then to give birth in the spring," he says.

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.

Hugs are all this abandoned baby needs. An infant walrus found in Alaska is getting constant cuddles to keep him alive. The 200-pound walrus calf was rescued on Monday, miles from the ocean on ...

A rare walrus calf is under 24/7 cuddle care after he was found wandering alone in northern Alaska last week. The Pacific walrus calf, estimated to be about a month old, arrived at the Alaska ...

Norway's popular attraction, Freya the walrus, was euthanized for safety reasons early Sunday, authorities in Norway said. The decision comes after the country's Directorate of Fisheries warned ...

There are roughly 225,000 walruses in the wild, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature. They generally live in ice-covered waters in Canada, Norway and Russia, and in Greenland and Alaska.