apart from the walrus herd a female shelters her new prize
shelters her new prize
shelters her new prize it’s her newborn calf sporting an old
it’s her newborn calf sporting an old
it’s her newborn calf sporting an old man’s mustache just hours old he’s still
man’s mustache just hours old he’s still
man’s mustache just hours old he’s still trailing his umbilical cord why mother’s
trailing his umbilical cord why mother’s
trailing his umbilical cord why mother’s leave the herd to give birth is a
leave the herd to give birth is a
leave the herd to give birth is a mystery perhaps to get away from the
mystery perhaps to get away from the
mystery perhaps to get away from the herds collective smell which attracts
herds collective smell which attracts
herds collective smell which attracts predators perhaps to keep her baby away
predators perhaps to keep her baby away
predators perhaps to keep her baby away from the jostling of Giants oh he weighs
from the jostling of Giants oh he weighs
from the jostling of Giants oh he weighs 100 pounds to her 1,500 sensitive
100 pounds to her 1,500 sensitive
100 pounds to her 1,500 sensitive whiskers memorize each other’s face the
whiskers memorize each other’s face the
whiskers memorize each other’s face the hungry calf was born on the ice but can
hungry calf was born on the ice but can
hungry calf was born on the ice but can swim and nurse underwater within hours
two weeks later the walras mother still
two weeks later the walras mother still keeps her calf apart from the herd
nursing greedily he’s packing on a pound
nursing greedily he’s packing on a pound and a half a day another female has
and a half a day another female has
and a half a day another female has joined the pair and seems to be lending
joined the pair and seems to be lending
joined the pair and seems to be lending a hand with parenting duties
whether she’s acting as a nanny or
whether she’s acting as a nanny or simply as another pair of weary eyes in
simply as another pair of weary eyes in
simply as another pair of weary eyes in bear country the mother seems content to
bear country the mother seems content to
bear country the mother seems content to have her around still she frequently
have her around still she frequently
have her around still she frequently hugs her baby in these tactile creatures
hugs her baby in these tactile creatures
hugs her baby in these tactile creatures contact and reassurance go hand in hand
it will be a while before she lets him
it will be a while before she lets him beyond her reach
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