I have a soft spot for these animals most people find ugly and wide-eyed. But despite their obese weight, they can be attentive and shy, contradicting their imprecise moves. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), morse.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.

I have a soft spot for these animals most people find ugly and wide-eyed. But despite their obese weight, they can be attentive and shy, contradicting their imprecise moves. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), morse.Wrangel Island, Russia.August 2018.
This walrus was ready to leave the beach to return to the safe depth of the sea. Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus, morse). Maxwell Bay, Nunavut, Canada. August 2016.