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an Atlantic walrus in the waters off Greenland
January 24, 2014

Walrus Interrupted

Atlantic walruses swim amid ice floes off the coast of Greenland.

See more pictures from the December 2013 feature story “The Unexpected Walrus.”


Hear Paul Nicklen talk about his work in the Arctic »

Photograph by Paul Nicklen, National Geographic

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