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TextMore About Arctic Walruses
Walruses live in the cold Arctic by the North Pole. Males
weighing up to 2,700 pounds (1,225 kilograms) will also
attack each other using their up to three-foot-long (.9
meter) tusks. Their thick skin comes in handy during
fights, but doesn’t always protect them from getting
hurt. They also use their tusks to cut through ice and to
get their giant bodies out of the water.
Arctic walruses are known to fight for a spot on
their favorite ice sheets—even if there’s room for
everyone. A pack of fifty or more walruses will
wrestle and push each other until only the strongest
walrus remains on the floating island. The winner
basks in the sun all by itself.
Ice Kings
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