and then of course, somebody went and ate it.
July 30, 2014
The Inupiat have a name for walrus with extra tusks, says Mary Sage of Barrow, who shared pics from the spoils of a recent hunt: Tulugiagruaq.
Wildlife biologists have a name for the toothy mammals too: “Supernumeraries.” While the phenomenon has been documented by scientists in Alaska for decades -- we know you Internet, you were thinking Fukushima -- experts here say they know little about why a small number of the big sea mammals have one or two extra canine teeth.
A third tusk appears in fewer than one in 1,000 walruses, the late University of Alaska researcher Francis “Bud” Fay wrote in 1982. The condition also appears in humans and other animals such as seals and sea lions.
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3-tusked walrus fills dinner tables in Barrow | Alaska Dispatch
July 30, 2014
The Inupiat have a name for walrus with extra tusks, says Mary Sage of Barrow, who shared pics from the spoils of a recent hunt: Tulugiagruaq.
Wildlife biologists have a name for the toothy mammals too: “Supernumeraries.” While the phenomenon has been documented by scientists in Alaska for decades -- we know you Internet, you were thinking Fukushima -- experts here say they know little about why a small number of the big sea mammals have one or two extra canine teeth.
A third tusk appears in fewer than one in 1,000 walruses, the late University of Alaska researcher Francis “Bud” Fay wrote in 1982. The condition also appears in humans and other animals such as seals and sea lions.
more
3-tusked walrus fills dinner tables in Barrow | Alaska Dispatch
