Walrus Claps Her Flippers #shorts

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Watch this adorable walrus clap flippers and show off some of her other flipper behaviors.

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Walrus's have thick skin and rough skin on the soles of their flippers is thick, which provides much needed traction when walking on ice flows. Many people don't know, but their pectoral flippers are very similar to human hands. They have all the major skeletal elements as hands only shortened and modified. Each flipper has five digits of about equal length and each digit has a small and inconspicuous claw.

A common misconception is that only male walruses have tusks. The walrus in this video is a female named Lakina and as you can see... Lakina has tusks. Both male and female walruses use their tusks to haul their immense bodies out of the water and onto the sea ice. Their tusks are also used for keeping breathing holes open in the ice, fighting with other walruses, and for defense against predators.

It is also very common for walruses to break their tusks. This can lead to a serious infection and other complications. That is why you might have noticed Lakina has silver caps on her tusks!

Lakina was born at the Aquarium du Quebec in 2016 and I was one of the lucky marine biologists with the privilege to work with her! During that time, this walrus participated in several important research projects into the metabolism of walruses and this information was used to enact laws and policies aimed at protecting their cousins in the wild.

Recently, Lakina and her brother Balzak have moved to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where I had the opportunity to see him again after several years. She looks great and I can't wait to see more of her and her brother Balzak in the near future!

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