More Walrus Facts

I am going to tell you some facts about walruses. First of all, an ancient bread of walruses called Gomphotria Pugnax were at the shores of what is now California ~six million years ago, also, they had four tusks; two  on the top and two on the bottom.  A walruses scientific name is Obodenus Rosmaus; that means “tooth-walking sea horse”

Walrus Slaves

My sister drew a picture:

It is of Walrus slaves, I think slavery is evil (especially of walruses). They aren’t mean to us (unlike some certain big siblings I know), so we shouldn’t be mean to them. That is what I think.

25 Walruses Killed!

There was a news story yesterday that said 25 walrues had been killed! See the news story at the link below.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/24/us/alaska-walrus-deaths/

How To make A Walrus Mask

I am going to teach you how to make a walrus mask. This is how:

Materials:

1. Pen or Pencil
2. 1 Paper Plate
3. Red, Yellow, and Blue mixed together or Brown paint
4. Black and White paint
5. Hole Puncher
6. Yarn or String

1. draw a walrus head on a paper plate: if you don’t know how to draw a walrus then check out this post.

 

2. use red, yellow, and blue paint mixed together or brown paint to fill in the back round of the paper plate.

 

3. First take some red, yellow, and blue paint mixed together or brown paint and mix a tiny bit of white paint and a tiny bit of yellow paint: then paint the nozzle of the walrus with the color you made.

 

4. Then take some black paint: and paint the eyes and nose with it.

 

Then punch holes in two sides opposite of each other: then tie string or yarn around the holes, let it dry: and wallah! There you have it: your walrus mask.

 

Walruses’ Relatives

Walruses are pinnipeds. Other pinnipeds are listed below. But first I would like to tell you about pinnipeds. Pinnipeds have long, sleek bodies that help them move through the water. They kind of look like bullets with no external ear flaps or other bits to slow them down. However, they don’t move well on land. Now here is a list of pinnipeds:

1. Antarctic Fur Seal
2. Australian Sea Lion
3. Baikal Seal
4. Bearded Seal
5. California Sea Lion
6. Caspian Seal
7. Caribbean Mosk Seal
8. Crabeater Seal
9. Galapagos Sea Lion
10. Gray Seal
11. Guadalupe Fur Seal
12. Harbor Seal
13. Harp Seal
14. Hawaiian Mosk Seal
15. Hooded Seal
16. Japanese Sea Lion
17. Juan Fernandez Fur Seal
18. Leopard Seal
19. Mediterranean Mosk Seal
20. New Zealand Fur Seal
21. New Zealand Sea Lion
22. Northern Elephant seal
23. Northern Fur Seal
24. Pacific Harbor Seal
25. Pribilof Fur Seal
26. Ribbon Seal
27. Ringed Seal
28. Ross Seal
29. South American Fur seal
30. South American Sea Lion
31. South African Fur Seal
32. Southern Elephant Seal
33. Spotted Seal
34. Steller Sea Lion
35. Subantarctic Fur Seal
36. Weddell Seal
37. And of course Walrus

Walruses are related to a lot of things, aren’t they?

Where in the US to see Walruses

Have you ever wondered where in the US you can see walruses in captivity?  I have seen then at Sea World in Orlando. But there are a few other zoos and aquariums which have them as well. Actually, there is a bit of a mystery involved here. The AZA (a national zoo association) says 8 zoos have walruses but I can only find info on 7 of them. The ones I know are:

• Sea World, Orlando, FL
• Sea World, San Diego, CA
• Sea World, San Antonio, TX
• New York Aquarium, New York, NY
• Indianapolis Zoo, Indianapolis, IN
• Point Defiance Zoo, Tacoma, WA
• Six Flags Aquarium, Vallejo, CA
• ??

And then there is the mystery 8th location; anyone have any info on this? My google searches have turned up nothing . . .

 

How To Make A Walrus Stamp

Today I am going to teach you how to make a walrus stamp.

What you need:

1. a small piece of wood
2. scrapts of foam
3. scisers
4. glue gun
5. hands

How to do it:

 

1. first draw the outline of a walrus on a piece of foam and cut it out and then trace that so you have two

if you do not know how to draw a walrus then just check out this post

 

2. then glue the two foam walruses together

 

3. then put glue on the piece of wood

 

 

 

 

and then place the foam walruses on the piece of wood

 

this is what the finished prodoct should like

How To Make A Walrus Puzzle

This is how you make a walrus puzzle:

What you need:

1. scraps of cardboard
2. scissors
3. crayons or colored pencils
4. glue stick
5. penile
6. 2 sheets white paper
7. ruler (optional)
8. pizza box
9. pen

How you do it:

 

 

Draw a walrus on a sheet of paper, if you don’t know how to a walrus check out this post

 

 

Then glue it to a peace of cardboard

 

Then, on the back of the piece of cardboard, draw
hexagons, so that they match up to each other

 

Then draw some hexagons on it so that they match up

 

 

Then press the paper that
you drew a walrus on to the peace of cardboard

 

Then cut out the hexagons that you drew on

 

Now for the box:

1. Take the pizza box
2. And put the other peace of paper  and write ‘Walrus Puzzle’ on it
3. And glue it to the pizza box, that is your puzzle box

 

 

How To Make a Pop-Up Walrus Card

Is there a walrus day? There should be! Get ready now by making this pop-up walrus card to mail to all your friends.

Materials:

2 pieces colored card stock

scraps white cardstock or paper

scissors

glue stick

pencil

colored pencils or crayons

Directions:

Draw a walrus on the white paper and cut it out. Don’t know how to draw a walrus? Check out this post.

Take one of the pieces of cardstock — blue works well for a watery background. Fold it in half the short way and crease it. On the fold, cut two slits near the center about 1″ apart.

Unfold the cardstock so the two halves sit at a right angle to each other and poke the little tab you made forward to it sits up. This will be what allows your walrus to pop-up.

With your glue stick, rub a little glue on the front facing part of the tab only.

Stick your walrus to the front of the tab.

Isn’t he cute? But he needs some background . . .

Cut some icebergs, fish, whatever your walrus would like out of the scraps of paper and glue them onto your card.

Now flip your card over and rub your glue stick all over the back side –EXCEPT not on the tabby part.

I like to start by making a circle of glue around the tab (but not on it!).

Then I do glue around the edges.

I then I smear it all over.

Next take your other piece of cardstock and press it down on top of the first. This will hide the tabby bit and give the whole thing more oomph.

Here’s a side view so you can get an idea of what the back and front should look like.

And here’s the finished product. Happy walrus day!

Things that Kind of Rhyme With Walrus

Here is a list of things that sort of rhyme with walrus:

1. bulbous
2. all of us
3. glorious
4. plus
5. cantankerous
6. smurfious
7. spurious
8. enormous
9. glamorous
10. Maris

Can you think of others?

Good — now go write a walrus poem!