Discovering Walruses
As the icy habitat of the walrus melts away, researchers are starting to learn remarkable things about the musicality and sexuality of one of the planet’s most remote giant mammals.
Not much is known about the walrus since the animals inhabit some of Earth’s most remote places. But researchers are beginning to observe some remarkable things about walrus behavior: not only are they very musical, but they are also very gregarious and sexual. Matthew Brunwasser reports.