The journey of a walrus has captivated animal lovers on the other side of the Atlantic. The 4-year-old walrus nicknamed Wally was spotted traveling on the Irish coast in March this year, and then along the coast of Spain, and all around Britain. Then he disappeared. Now, as The World’s Marco Werman reports, Wally has been spotted again — in Iceland — possibly on a return swim to his home waters in the Arctic.
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