walrus

When a 1,300-pound walrus showed up in Oslo last summer, lounging on piers and eating mussels, she became a beloved local delight and an overnight international media sensation.The walrus, a rare guest for Norway’s capital, was named Freya,…

These differences are a reflection of the different bonds formed between humans and animals in different contexts. But they also reflect the three different perspectives humans take on the moral value of animals. First, animals can be…

The Norwegian government euthanized Freya the walrus early Sunday morning citing safety concerns after the public did not heed warnings to stay away from her. “The decision to euthanize the walrus was made based on an overall…

<!-- -->Besides Norway, Freya had been spotted in the UK, Denmark and Sweden. (File)The walrus who rose to fame this year for her adorable stubbornness to sunbathe on docked boats in Norway's Oslo was euthanised, said…

The Norwegian authorities killed a 1,300-pound walrus named Freya on Sunday who had spent the past weeks off the coast of Oslo climbing onto boats and lounging on piers, saying that moving her was “too high risk.”“In the end, we couldn’t…

Freya, whose name is a reference to the Norse goddess of beauty and love, had made headlines since Jul 17 when she was first spotted in the waters of the Norwegian capital. Walruses normally live in the even more northerly latitudes of the…

Norway has warned that it may have to kill a walrus named Freya out of concern that the 1,300-pound animal could harm the delighted onlookers who have been unable to stay away from her during her summer visit to the country’s coast.People…

Norway’s boats might be seaworthy but are they walrus-worthy? Freya is putting them to the test. For months, the people of Norway have been captivated by an enigmatic celebrity, a 600-kilogram walrus affectionately named Freya, after…

'Seeing a walrus in person, seeing the enormity of the creature and the skin texture and its tusks, it's amazing,' says photographer Alick Tsui. (Submitted by Alick Tsui) An errant walrus on Newfoundland's Avalon Peninsula is drawing a lot…

Satya Siba Nayak, 15, uses a debit card to pay for YouTube Premium and Netflix, to download apps from Google Play, and to pay for things when he's out with friends. Signing up for an app called FamPay enabled Nayak to have his own card for…