Melting ice forces walrus detour
ALL TOGETHER A gigantic group of walruses has gathered near Point Lay, Alaska, on the shore of the Chukchi Sea.
Corey Accardo, NMML/AFSC/NMFS/NOAA
A gigantic group of Pacific walruses, foiled from reaching prime feeding grounds by missing ice, gathered September 23 near Point Lay, Alaska, on the shore of the Chukchi Sea.
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