Walruses Of The Round Island
Image of a mother and a baby Walrus in the shallow waters of the Bering sea. The round Island is also known as Qayassiq by the indigenous Yapik people of the Alaska in the North coast of United States. It's located off the coast of Alaska, in the Bering sea. The round island is considered to be the home of the Pacific Walruses since it's part of the Walruses Island State Game Sanctuary. Walruses are large marine mammals in this region, as it is also known as the walruses island. Walruses weigh up to 2000 kilograms and measures up to 3.5 metres in length. They have tusks which are believed to be a more elongated canine teeth. Tusks of the male walruses are elongated and more prominent compared to that of the females.A normal estimate length of the tusk is 1 meter long although there are some exceptional records of individuals with tusks exceeding the normal size. Their tusks enable them fight , defend themselves, rage food and haul themselves out of water and onto ice or l