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Puzzle 58 · Polar and Subpolar Worlds · Page 89 in print

Walrus Haulouts

Pacific walruses rest on sea ice and at coastal haulouts around Alaska and Russia. When suitable ice is absent, large groups may gather on shore, sometimes numbering thousands.

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Two walruses face the camera, their long tusks and whiskers visible.

Two walruses face the camera, their long tusks and whiskers visible.

Species reference for Walrus Haulouts. The photograph does not necessarily show the population or place named in the puzzle.

(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original record
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A walrus rests on sea ice in Svalbard.

A walrus rests on sea ice in Svalbard.

Species reference for Walrus Haulouts. The photograph does not necessarily show the population or place named in the puzzle.

(c) Morten Ross, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY 4.0 · Original record
Image changes

Resized and converted to JPEG for display; no subject alteration.

The words

  1. Atlantic

    There are Atlantic and Pacific walruses.

    Animal Diversity Web (opens a new tab)

  2. Beaufort

    Walruses are occasionally seen in the Beaufort Sea.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  3. Bering

    Walruses live in the Bering Sea.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  4. Chukchi Sea

    Walruses live in the Bering and Chukchi seas.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  5. Chukotka

    Tagged walruses used the northern Chukotka coast.

    Alaska Department of Fish and Game (opens a new tab)

  6. Haulout

    A resting place on ice or shore.

    Walruses form haulouts of tens of thousands.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  7. Ivory Tusks

    Walruses have two ivory tusks.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  8. Pacific

    The Pacific walrus is associated with Arctic waters around Alaska and northeastern Russia.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  9. Pinniped

    A seal-like flippered mammal.

    The walrus is a pinniped, the group with seals and sea lions.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  10. Round Island

    Round Island is a regular walrus haulout in Bristol Bay.

    US Fish and Wildlife Service (opens a new tab)

  11. Siberia

    Walruses are occasionally seen in the Eastern Siberian Sea.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  12. Svalbard

    Walruses are fully protected in Svalbard.

    Animal Diversity Web (opens a new tab)

  13. Tooth Walker

    The meaning of its scientific name.

    Odobenus rosmarus means tooth-walking sea horse.

    Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (opens a new tab)

  14. Walrus

    The Pacific walrus is a large pinniped.

    awc.adfg.alaska.gov (opens a new tab)

  15. Wrangel

    Tagged walruses used areas north of Wrangel Island.

    Alaska Department of Fish and Game (opens a new tab)

Sources

  1. Walrus Haulouts (source capture)Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  2. walruswww.awc.adfg.alaska.gov
  3. Walrus Haulouts (source capture)Alaska Department of Fish and Game
  4. Walrus Haulouts (source capture)US Fish and Wildlife Service
  5. Walrus Haulouts (source capture)Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

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