A walrus on the north coast of Ireland was spotted by local residents, namely a five-year-old girl who was walking with
This sighting is unusual as walruses have never been sighted in Ireland before.
According to marine biologist and director of the local aquarium Kevin Flannery, this is the first documented sighting of a walrus in Irish history.
A walrus was spotted ashore at Knightstown,Valentia Island, Co. Kerry today. This Artctic species is an infrequent visitor to Irish waters, with 11 records in our database, dating back to 1897. #ExploreYourShoreIRL at https://t.co/kRStl5Mk06 pic.twitter.com/xseQaZUC3a
— Biodiversity Ireland (@BioDataCentre) March 14, 2021
Flannery believes that the walrus lived in the Arctic, where it fell asleep on an iceberg that floated too far: from Greenland to the mid-Atlantic Ocean.
According to Flannery, the walrus was very tired from the journey and very hungry: the researcher did not recommend that local residents approach the animal.
According to the scientist, the walrus will come to its senses and swim home on its own.
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