Freya, a walrus that attracted crowds while basking in the Oslo fiord, was euthanised on Sunday, with Norwegian officials saying it was the only option but experts slamming an “infinitely sad ...
This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 or 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A 28-year-old Dutch woman is ...
A 600 kg (1,300 pound) walrus in northern Europe has taken up summer sunbathing on boats and some of them – well, are just too small for the big gal. Nicknamed Freya, the young female walrus is ...
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A private fundraising campaign is under way in Norway to erect a statue of a walrus that drew crowds of spectators but was euthanised on Sunday after authorities concluded the massive marine mammal ...
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A Polish tourist was seen approaching a sleeping walrus, a protected species, on an ice floe in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard, and has been fined more than £800 The man was seen ...
This story appears in the December 2013 issue of National Geographic magazine. On ice floes and rocky beaches in the far North Atlantic, cinnamon brown blobs pile up in living heaps. Some weigh ...
At Alfred University, our Honors Program is unique: not only do we offer obscure courses, but we also feature a walrus as both our mascot and our seal. A seal in Latin is sigillum, which is one of the ...
A tourist has been fined NOK 12,500 Norwegian Kroner (£900) for approaching a walrus in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. The authorities said the man went out onto an ice floe on Wednesday ...