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King of the seals

WALRUS. King of the seals. By: MB. INTRODUTION. The name of my animal is walrus. The scientific name is Odobenus. In the seal family As you can see they aren’t very pretty. Your Text Here. PHYSICAL FEATURES. A walrus is…. A gray or tan color. Whiskers are its only hair.

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King of the seals

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  1. WALRUS King of the seals By: MB

  2. INTRODUTION • The name of my animal is walrus • The scientific name is Odobenus • In the seal family • As you can see they aren’t very pretty Your Text Here

  3. PHYSICAL FEATURES A walrus is… • A gray or tan color • Whiskers are its only hair • Nose looks like two holes • You can’t even see its ears • Very big, can be up to12 feet long • Comes in different sizes

  4. LIFESPAN Walruses live for… • 35 years • 6,000 hunted each year • Usally die don’t usally get killed • Killed by eskimo’s for clothing and food

  5. HABITAT A walrus lives… • In the cold parts of the north pole • In summer they stay in the Arctic Circle • In winter move south with ice • On northern coast of Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

  6. FOOD Walruses eat… • Clams and other shellfish • They are carnivores • Throw away shells • Sometimes swallow stones or pebbles • Stones or pebbles help destroy food

  7. PREDITOR and PREY PREY PREDATOR • Clams • Other shellfish • Polar bears • Killer whales

  8. BEHAVIOR • sleep on ice floes or rocky beaches • Males make sounds like bells • Females and males form separate herds • Biggest lead herd

  9. REPRODUTION Walruses have babies when… • Are pregnant for 15 or 16 months • Born in spring or summer • Nurse for 2 years • On the ice • Doesn’t have twins

  10. CLIMATE The climate where walruses live is… • Lot’s of snow • When cold blood from blubber goes into bodies • When warm blood goes back into blubber • Lot’s of ice to

  11. LANDFORMS The landform where walruses is… • No plants at all • Very cold • Water around land • A lot of snow and ice • Rocky beaches • Ice floes

  12. PHYSICAL • Tusks help threaten animals • Big,flat flippers help swim easily and fast • Whiskers help find food • Can turn flippers forward to walk

  13. BEHAVIORAL • Drags tusks to help find food • Go to land or ice to care for young • Stay close to stay warm • Temp above 59 stay cool • Help neighbors by attacking preditors

  14. PHYSIOLOGICAL • Blubber helps keep warm • When cold blood vessels tighten to keep organs warm • When warm blood vessels expand to let heat into envirment

  15. FUN FACTS • Walrus means tooth-walking seahorse • Each tusk has 400-700 whiskers • Can go underwater for 30 minutes • In migration can travel 1,800 miles • Skin changes color depending on temp • Can sleep while swimming!

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