"Male walruses become mature at seven years of age so he has more years to wander, grow bigger and get longer teeth," Unnsteinsdóttir said. "It's also sad because he shouldn't really be here and he definitely shouldn't have been in Spain, so it makes you wonder, obviously all species are facing all sorts of problems because of anthropogenic influences," she added.Īlso read: Beachgoers and Experts Baffled as Rare Yellow Whales Suddenly Appear in California Going off alone is not uncommon for male walrusesĮster Rut Unnsteinsdóttir, a mammal ecologist at the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, said that young male walruses usually go off alone after separating from their mothers at two years old to find a group and compete with other males for access to female walruses. "They look kind of clumsy, but he's just so majestic in everything he does. "When he's on the pier he comes up to the pier and stays there for up to 12 hours just trying to rest," said Jóhannesdóttir. He also gained more local and international fandom. However, the mammal "appears to have had a largely peaceful time, sleeping and going out feeding" since arriving in Iceland. Wally seems to have had fun traveling across Europe, sinking and hitting several boats in Ireland and the Isles of Scilly.
Jóhannesdóttir said it is quite uncommon for walruses to show up in the area. Recently, he was spotted again twice at the pier. Wally's Trip Across EuropeĪccording to Jóhannesdóttir, Wally had been sighted in the area four times since he got there, resting by a fuel pump, and swimming in a nearby fjord, Skarðsfjörður a few days later.
"Then on the following day he followed some boats into the harbour and climbed up to this small boat pier," she added.Įxperts hope he is resting and building up blubber reserves before returning to Arctic to join his fellow walruses and find a mate. "He was first seen on 18 September by some fishermen that were coming into the mouth of Hornafjörður," said Lilja Jóhannesdóttir, a biologist who lives in Höfn and works at the south-east Iceland nature research center, which monitors Wally. Wally was first spotted a few weeks ago by fishermen at the mouth of a fjord in the south-east of the country, resting on a sea wall. After about three weeks at sea, the celebrity walrus was rediscovered in Iceland on Sunday, looking skinnier but getting closer to his Arctic home. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for the content of external websites.After disappearing for more than five months around the UK and Ireland, observers feared for Wally the walrus whereabouts. Users are reminded that they are fully responsible for their own created content and their own posts, comments and submissions and fully and effectively warrant and indemnify Journal Media in relation to such content and their ability to make such content, posts, comments and submissions available. Journal Media does not control and is not responsible for user created content, posts, comments, submissions or preferences. Wire service provided by Associated Press. Irish sport images provided by Inpho Photography unless otherwise stated. News images provided by Press Association and Photocall Ireland unless otherwise stated. For more information on cookies please refer to our cookies policy. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1890 208 080 or email: note that TheJournal.ie uses cookies to improve your experience and to provide services and advertising.
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The Irish Whale and Dolphin Group (IWDG) said walrus sightings in Icelandic waters are rare but Wally’s sighting is good news given he is now only some 300km from the Arctic Circle.
Please always remember to give wildlife space, and put their safety and welfare first.” “Thanks to his ability to feed and rest, he has successfully made the long stretch and will hopefully reunite with his own kind again soon. “He was seen swimming back out to sea last night (and even managed to avoid sinking any boats while he was there). “We are absolutely over the moon that he’s not only still alive and well, but he is well on his way home to the Arctic,” Seal Rescue Ireland said on Twitter alongside recent photos of Wally. Picture: Hafrún Eiríks / Höfn 1/7 /ZQLwGtbVol- Seal Rescue Ireland September 20, 2021 HOWEVER, we just received notice that a similar-looking walrus was sighted yesterday in ICELAND. #WalrusWatch UPDATE: After 22 days with no confirmed sightings, we were starting to lose hope of ever seeing the young, wandering walrus again. The marine experts said they were able to identify Wally by scars on both of his front flippers.
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