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A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
1/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
2/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
3/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
4/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
5/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
6/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
7/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
8/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
9/9A herd of thousands of walruses crowded together on an Alaskian beach. Melting sea ice forced the animals ashore. Walruses are sociable animals and known to assemble in herds of several hundred, but a gathering of thousands is rare. Picture: Rick Beldegreen/Solent News
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