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Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)

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(03-15-2018, 09:09 PM)Pckts Wrote:
(03-15-2018, 08:08 PM)Polar Wrote: Even a starving mother bear won't mess with a healthy walrus (looks like a smaller male, even), and when in starvation mode, mother bears and hungry bears will hunt anything...except for walruses. Even a sick walrus can prove a large problem!





Why would she?
She has a cub to protect and feed, she'd have to be crazy to mess with one of those monsters!
It still amazes me that Polar bears can prey on these creatures as it is, I find Walrus as impressive and tough as any prey taken by a lone predator. They may not be agile but they are massive, covered in protective fat and have huge tusks with no real vital points. Only way to kill one is a long and drawn out battle.

Correct. And even then during the long run, the bear usually just gives up because the walrus is simply indestructible...or the bear attempts to eat chunks of flesh from the walrus while it is still alive. Many wild dogs do the latter when hunting large prey such as bison or moose, they sometimes tear chunks off of it while it's still alive.
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Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 07:27 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 07:38 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 07:41 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 07:42 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 07:46 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 07:56 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 08:04 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 08:08 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Pckts - 03-15-2018, 09:09 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Polar - 03-15-2018, 10:36 PM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Spalea - 11-20-2019, 01:17 AM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - Spalea - 06-02-2020, 02:39 AM
RE: Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) - scilover - 07-10-2020, 08:54 AM



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