With tusks like an elephant and the body of an overgrown seal, the Pacific walrus is one blubbery beast. This ungainly animal, often gathered en masse on rocky beaches or seen riding ice floes, dives ...

They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless, or true seals). Seals range ...

The sculpture is based on a walrus tusk scrimshaw held in the museum’s collections – an intricate art form traditionally practiced by sailors on bone or ivory during long sea voyages.

The initial design for a new sculpture, inspired by an engraved walrus tusk, has been revealed ... area's seafaring heritage with carvings of marine life and contemporary stories.