Gentle Giants Research Paper

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Gentle Giants

The Walrus
Morgan

Walrus are gentle giants . Although they may look huge and scary the aren't aggressive. They are the largest fin-footed semiaquatic marine mammal.Semiaquatic means it is half of its water in the water half the time it is out on ice. Description

Walrus are mammals with brown and pink hides and they weigh around 270 pounds. Walrus also have bags of water around them to keep them from getting hurt around objects that jab them. Additionally , they have blubber around their massive bodies to keep them warm in the cold waters . They have flippers only in the front to help them get out of the water.
Prey / Predator

The gentle giants are carnivores that have 40 years to live in the wild , but sadly it is considered

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