'It was a real battle of the titans': The moment one polar bear took on a walrus herd

Twenty years on, relive the iconic scene from Sir David Attenborough's Planet Earth that changed our understanding of how ...

A Polar Bear vs. a Walrus Is a Massive Mismatch. Here’s Why

The polar bear is one of the most impressive animals on Earth. It is the largest of the world’s eight bear species, and adult ...
PBS

Walrus beaching in Alaska might not be as harmful as it looks. Here's why

At this moment, thousands of Pacific walrus are diving to the seafloor in the shallow Chukchi Sea north of Alaska, using their whiskers to sweep for clams, snails and worms. But if they want to rest ...
People

Arctic Walrus Turns Up in Ireland, Likely Floated There Accidentally While Napping on an Iceberg

"That is usually what happens to them, is that they fall asleep on an iceberg and then get carried off from the Arctic," a marine biologist said of the walrus' predicament. Kelli Bender is the Pets ...
STAT

How do you like walrus? Well done is best amid outbreak

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — If walrus is in your dinner plans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends you make sure it’s well done. The federal health agency warned of the effects of ...
Wired

Get inside the world of the walrus on the BBC's Blue Planet II

The BBC's Blue Planet returns to our screens for a second season on October 29. The new season took five years to complete, with a fresh cast of marine life from every corner of the globe. In August ...