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Shown below are some walrus photographs taken at the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington. In several of the photographs the walrus is rubbing his capped tusks along the glass which makes a low ...
by Ojibwa
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on Sat Aug 19, 2023 at 07:23 AM PDT
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The following poem began as a few words in a comment I made on a DK post by Atvolunteer called All Is Lost: www.dailykos.com/… So my thanks to Atvolunteer for the inspiration. I am inspired, amused and informed every day by the posts here on DailyKos —...
by Paul Frea
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on Tue Aug 31, 2021 at 03:13 PM PDT
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With William Barr’s appointment yesterday of John Durham to the position of Special Counsel for the Investigation of the Commission that Probed the Committee for the Scrutiny of the Russia Probe, I was reminded of a curious phenomenon: people with...
by Yorick Strangefield
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on Thu Dec 03, 2020 at 01:52 AM PST
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Welcome to the Overnight News Digest with a crew consisting of founder Magnifico, current leader Neon Vincent, regular editors side pocket, maggiejean, Chitown Kev, Interceptor7, Magnifico, ...
by annetteboardman
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on Fri Nov 06, 2020 at 08:55 PM PST
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Lack of sea ice has forced hundreds of walrus to scale cliffs where they then plunge to their death. With climate change, we can expect the unexpected when it comes to localized and regional impacts. In the far north, climate change is warming the region twice the rate as temperate zones, forcing the ecosystem into extreme stress.
Sea ice minimum...
by Pakalolo
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on Sun Apr 07, 2019 at 02:42 AM PDT
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Proving that even the Pacific walrus isn’t immune from the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back Obama-era decisions, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided that walruses are resilient enough to survive “stressors” from climate change and...
by CraigHunter
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on Thu Oct 05, 2017 at 10:22 AM PDT
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Carpenter
Walrus
The time has come to talk of many things,
Of ships ...
by Alligator Ed
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on Tue Aug 11, 2015 at 07:27 PM PDT
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A plateau in the Eastern Chukchi Sea, Alaska has just received protection from oil drilling from the Interior Department. The plateau is a walrus nursery where thousands congregate to give birth and ...
by Pakalolo
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on Wed Feb 11, 2015 at 05:33 AM PST
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In this aerial photo provided by NOAA, some 35,000 walrus gather on shore near Point Lay, Alaska (AP Photo/NOAA, Corey Accardo)
Pacific walrus that can't find sea ice for resting in Arctic ...
by jamess
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on Wed Oct 01, 2014 at 07:40 PM PDT
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You know that 'global warming' stuff that, according to the Koch brothers (one of the major contributors to the phenomenon) isn't happening? Well... it is :
An estimated 35,000 pacific walrus have ...
by Retroactive Genius
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on Wed Oct 01, 2014 at 04:57 AM PDT
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Tens of thousands of walruses have pulled themselves out of the Arctic ocean, ...
by FishOutofWater
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on Tue Sep 14, 2010 at 02:23 PM PDT
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It looks like our -crystal meth snorting-, -porn viewing- distracted and overworked Minerals Management Service employees let this slippery devil slip past them.
According ...
by Sprinkles
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on Sat Jun 05, 2010 at 07:43 AM PDT
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