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Climate Change Drives 35,000 Walruses to Alaska Beach

In what may be a sign of the impending apocalypse, 35,000 walruses descended on a remote Alaskan beach last month. Walruses like to congregate, but a crowd this size is unprecedented. According to Climate Progress, some conservationists believe that the walruses are coming ashore because there’s not enough sea ice for them to rest on. Unlike seals, walruses need to take breaks from swimming. Normally, they would be congregating in smaller groups on pieces of ice at sea.