Given their size (some can weigh over 3,000 pounds) and their long tusks, a walrus has the potential to cause a lot of damage to a human body. However the males in particular, are more likely to ...

The oldest known human portrait in the world What it tells us about the past: These goggles, crafted by the Thule people who ...

They’d get curious. But they have to hit you with their tusks to figure out what you are. And for a walrus to hit one of us can be lethal.” Indeed, their ivory tusks can be nearly two feet long.

Tusk or Bone?: An Example of Fake Walrus Ivory in the Wildlife Trade ... 1998. Recovery of DNA from Human Teeth by Cryogenic Grinding. Journal of Forensic Science 43:1199-1202 Wilson, D. E. and D. M.

MOSCOW, July 30. /TASS/. Domodedovo customs officers have found the tusks of an endangered walrus species in a passenger’s luggage, Russia’s Federal Customs Service reported. According to it ...

They're protected by skin around 4cm thick, which is amongst the thickest skin in the world – human skin is only around 1.3mm thick. But most impressive are their long tusks and the stiff ... There ...

With tusks like an elephant and the body of an overgrown seal, the Pacific walrus is one blubbery beast. This ungainly animal, often gathered en masse on rocky beaches or seen riding ice floes, dives ...

A man attempting to illegally export items made from elephant and walrus ivory has received a suspended prison sentence. Peter Maw, 65, of Duke Street, Cheltenham was charged in October 2019 ...

Fighting occurs between males who “joust” with their tusks. Mating takes place in the ... makes them vulnerable to trampling, predation, and human disturbances. A major threat to the Pacific walrus is ...

"The likelihood of seeing one walrus down here is remote so the likelihood of seeing two is a lot less," he said. "The tusks were also the same size, it was amazing. "These past 12 hours have been ...

From their unmistakable tusks to their characteristic bristles (the envy of many a ‘Movember’ moustache!), the walrus is one of the Arctic’s most iconic species, and today (Sunday 24 ...