Subject: Walruses, male aggregation, Odobenus rosmarus

Location: Round Island, Alaska

Stock Number: 05-31975

Comment: For many of Alaska's native people, hunting walrus is a foundation of their culture. Hunting walrus provides meat, hides, and ivory. Walrus hunting is not for the faint of heart, since a large male may weigh more than 3,000 pounds (about 1500 kg).

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