Photo by @RalphLeeHopkins Hunted to near extinction, the #walrus has been protected since the 1950’s and has returned to the rocky shores of #Svalbard. They feast on clams in shallow bays. Close portrait photographed in an inflatable #Zodiac launched from the #NationalGeographicOrion. Walrus have been known to puncture inflatable boats... (Canon 1DXII, 100-400mm, 1/1000sec @ f11, ISO 640)
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