How do walruses use tusks on ice?

To pull themselves out of the water

A place where walruses rest out of water

What helps a walrus float upright while sleeping?

Inflatable air sacs in the neck

Why can walruses look pink on land?

Blood flows to the skin to release heat

Walrus Quiz: Tusks, Whiskers and Arctic Haul-Outs

This walrus quiz dives into the life of the Arctic's biggest whiskered giant. Play 10 interactive questions on tusks in both sexes, sensitive whiskers, suction feeding on clams, haul-outs on ice and beaches, air sacs that help them float, blubber, and the Pacific and Atlantic walrus.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Tusks
What are a walrus's tusks?
Ice
How do walruses use tusks on ice?
Whiskers
What do walruses use their whiskers for?
Food
Which food do walruses eat most?
Haul-out
What is a haul-out?
Float
What helps a walrus float upright while sleeping?
Fat
What keeps walruses warm in icy water?
Color
Why can walruses look pink on land?
Family
How many living species are in the walrus family?
Kinds
Which two main walrus populations are recognized?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: What are a walrus's tusks?
Answer: Long canine teeth
Both males and females have them.
Q2: How do walruses use tusks on ice?
Answer: To pull themselves out of the water
Its scientific name hints at tooth-walking.
Q3: What do walruses use their whiskers for?
Answer: Finding food on the seafloor
They have hundreds of sensitive whiskers.
Q4: Which food do walruses eat most?
Answer: Clams and other shellfish
They suck the meat from the shells.
Q5: What is a haul-out?
Answer: A place where walruses rest out of water
Huge groups gather on beaches and ice.
Q6: What helps a walrus float upright while sleeping?
Answer: Inflatable air sacs in the neck
They can sleep at the surface.
Q7: What keeps walruses warm in icy water?
Answer: A thick layer of blubber
Blood flow to the skin also changes.
Q8: Why can walruses look pink on land?
Answer: Blood flows to the skin to release heat
In cold water they look pale.
Q9: How many living species are in the walrus family?
Answer: One
The walrus is the only one.
Q10: Which two main walrus populations are recognized?
Answer: Pacific and Atlantic
None live in the Antarctic.

Walrus Quiz – Tusks, Whiskers and Arctic Haul-Outs

The walrus lives around the Arctic Ocean and is the only living member of its family. Both males and females have tusks, which are long canine teeth used for display, defense and hauling onto ice.

Walruses feed on the seafloor, finding clams with hundreds of sensitive whiskers. They suck the soft meat from the shells, eating large amounts each day.

They rest in crowded haul-outs on sea ice or beaches. Thick blubber keeps them warm, and air sacs in the neck let them float while they sleep. As sea ice shrinks, large groups crowd onto shore more often.

What This Quiz Teaches

Animal fans will enjoy these questions.

What tusks are
How whiskers find food
What walruses eat
Where they rest
How they stay warm

Did You Know?

Big males can weigh well over a ton.
Calves stay with their mothers for about two years.
Walruses can dive to the seafloor in shallow seas.
Polar bears sometimes hunt walrus calves.
Indigenous Arctic peoples have long relied on walruses.