Just a month after Wally left the Artic, a second walrus was spotted near the British coast.
The huge mammal was seen sleeping off the shore at Seahouses village in Northumberland this morning.
As they are often hundreds of miles away from the Arctic Sea, it is not clear how this creature got here.
Just a month after Wally left the Artic, a second walrus was spotted near the British coast.
This morning, the huge mammal was spotted sleeping on Northumberland’s Northumberland shores.
This comes just one month after the most well-known walrus in the world was seen alive and well in Iceland. It’s almost a full month since his last sighting off Ireland’s southwesterly coastline.
With his European trips this summer that included stops in France and Spain, the wandering walrus captured wildlife enthusiasts around the globe’s imagination.
Four-year-old Whiskery Gentleman started his journey in March. When he felt like a rest, he would haul 800kg of whiskery onto the closest motorboat. Sometimes, it was for many days.
Wally was believed to have died 22 days after no confirmed sightings. A carcass also washed up along the North Devon coast. This was after scientists had predicted that he was en route to Greenland and Norway.
While it’s not clear if the latest migrants are related, everyone has been asked to remain vigilant.
The origin of the creature’s arrival in North East is unknown as they are often located hundreds of miles from the Arctic Sea.
This comes only a month after the most well-known walrus in the world was seen alive and well in Iceland. It’s almost a whole month since he last was seen on Ireland’s southwest coast.
Jake Bates from Resident, took the photographs. He said, “I was at home when one my friends, who works for Serenity Boats Down at Seahouses got in touch.
He takes me to the Farne Islands. I was sent a message by him stating that there was a walrus there.
“He claimed it was extremely rare. I ran to grab a photograph of it, and it is still there.
“Somebody said it that this hadn’t occurred here for 100 years. Although I’m not sure how many years it has been since then, I do know that it has been a very long time.
“When I reached the bottom, there were only me, my messager and his boat skipper. He was looking for a video. There was just me.
“By the time that I was about to leave, though, there were a lot of people coming down. But they weren’t too close.”
Jake observed experts arrive as Jake was about to leave.
He is a 24-year old local who has his own media marketing and advertising business. The animal would look at the world before returning to sleep.
“The Marine Medical Officers arrived as I was about to leave and made sure that everyone was safe.
“From my understanding, marine medics stated that it was in excellent health. There has never been a walrus in that area before.
“We had been talking earlier about it and discussing where it might have originated.
“We believed that Iceland was the nearest place that it could have traveled from, but we don’t know if there are any of those types.
“We thought it might have been from farther afield.”
World wildlife fans were captivated by the roaming walrus’ European adventures this summer that included stops in France (Spain) and Scilly.
While it’s not clear if the latest migrant is the one being questioned, many people are urged to remain vigilant.
Tynemouth Seal Hospital issued an update to encourage people to be respectful of the walruses.
The sign read, “We are aware that there is a Walrus in our area. We ask people to give the walrus as much room and rest as they can.”
This animal has gone out of its normal territory and needs to be restrained and re-energized.
The RSPCA (British Divers Marine Life Rescue), and BDMLR are both aware.
“Please follow safe wildlife distancing to ensure that this animal remains safe.”