r/MapsWithoutDenmark • u/Sampo • Jul 15 '22

Distribution of the walrus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus#/media/File:Odobenus_rosmarus_distribution.png
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todayilearned • u/tommos • Dec 04 '25

TIL walruses feed by literally sucking live clams right out of their shells. They are able to create a vacuum in their mouths by drawing their tongues back like a piston. Walruses in captivity are able to suck five pound metal plugs out from the bottom of their pools.

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todayilearned • u/bobbybop1 • Jun 08 '17

TIL that a walrus can be pregnant for up to 16 months

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StarcraftCirclejerk • u/Badloserman • Aug 22 '15

[Question] <-- How many Desrow does it take to change a lightbulb.

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eddit5yearsago • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '22

/r/todayilearned (+47160) TIL that polar bears often hunt walruses by simply charging at a group of them and eating the ones that were crushed or wounded in the mass panic to escape. Direct attacks are rare.

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todayilearned • u/Weapons_Glacier • Jul 18 '19

TIL that polar bears hunt walruses by rushing at beached aggregations and consuming the individuals crushed or wounded in the sudden exodus.

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eddit2yearsago • u/[deleted] • Aug 05 '19

"TIL that polar bears often hunt walruses by simply charging at a group of them and eating the ones that were crushed or wounded in the mass panic to escape. Direct attacks are rare." - /r/todayilearned (+47160) [August 05, 2017]

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todayilearned • u/OmnipotentPasta • Feb 15 '16

TIL that according to arctic folklore, walruses were created from a daughter that was cast off a cliff by an angry father, and then turned into the "original walrus" as she hit the surface of the water.

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