Photo walrus by Olga Maleeva

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МОРЖ ТИХООКЕАНСКИЙ

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FOR DOUBTING IN COLOUR THE WALRUS!
Length of a body of males of 3-4,1 m, females of 2,6-3,4 m, weight respectively to 2000 and 900 kg. Body barrel-shaped.
Skin is covered with badly noticeable small rare hair therefore it seems naked. Skin of thick, 3–4 cm in thickness, and in places and more, wrinkled. Adult males have a skin on a neck, a breast and shoulders forms shishkoobrazny thickenings which differ extraordinary high durability. Such "armor" protects animals during fights from blows of canines of the opponent. Body coloring in water light brown or light pink, sometimes almost white, on a land brown or brown.

published:

mon 28 Jan 2013 11:44

equipment:

digital camera Canon EOS 5D Mark II
lens Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS

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Reda Danaf #1 mon 28 Jan 2013 12:40

Great capture.

Yevhen Tmur #2 mon 28 Jan 2013 15:14

Ух розовенький какой. smile

Alexander Metlov #3 mon 28 Jan 2013 15:33

У Вас морж свежий? giggle Цвет и ориентация моржа в воде насторожили. Ан нет, вон как зыркает, шалунишка! laugh

Olga Maleeva #6 mon 28 Jan 2013 16:45

свежачок)) а морда над водой, снят в момент выныривания
из описания вида
"МОРЖ ТИХООКЕАНСКИЙ
Окраска тела в воде светло-коричневая или бледно-розовая, иногда почти белая, на суше бурая или коричневая."