Walrus Rests on Ice

Walruses use sea ice as platforms on which to nurse their young and launch their dives for clams and other bottom-dwellers. Each spring, walruses move northward to stay close to these perches as ice melts in the south -- but as more and more sea ice melts because of climate change, they may not have as many perches to stay near.

Credit: Capt. B. Christman, NOAA

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