When walruses attacked Ralph Spitzen’s kayak in the frigid waters of Svalbard, Norway, his survival came down to a ...
Although an extinct animal was from a different group of marine mammals, an examination of fossils showed it evolved a way of eating that was very similar to that of modern walruses. By Asher Elbein ...
In celebration of World Walrus Day, National Museum of Natural History director Kirk Johnson talks about his new documentary on the saber-toothed seals Jack Tamisiea As a paleobotanist, Kirk Johnson’s ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ontocetus posti has post-canine teeth, a larger lower canine, and a fused and short mandibular symphysis. [Related: Abandoned ...
A new discovery by a team of paleontologists, led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville (University of Tsukuba, Japan), has uncovered a new species of the extinct genus Ontocetus from the Lower Pleistocene ...
Preface -- What is a marine mammal? -- Main groups of marine mammals -- Modern taxonomy of marine mammals -- How to look for marine mammals -- Natural history of marine mammals -- Conservation -- How ...
This photo provided by the United States Geological Survey shows a female Pacific walrus resting, Sept. 19, 2013 in Point Lay, Alaska. (Ryan Kingsbery/U.S. Geological Survey via AP) COPENHAGEN, ...
For more than half a century, the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) has played a crucial role in safeguarding marine mammals from myriad threats—from entanglement in fishing gear to human-caused ...