they can nap up to 20 hours a day, and freya s was getting interrupted. there were even reports she d started chasing onlookers away. but there s been a backlash to the authority s decision. i think it s been very difficult to get our heads around why she was euthanised when there were so many other actions that perhaps could have been taken first. there are ways of crowd control, we can change people s behaviour much easier than trying to change a walrus behaviour. walruses are a protected species and while it s rare for a walrus to attack a human, it can happen. but experts are asking was putting her down really the only option? azadeh moshiri, bbc news. the duke and duchess of sussex are to visit the uk next month,
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that had become a popular attraction in the oslo fjord, has been put down out of concern for the safety of the public. the mammal rose to fame after clambering on to boats to sunbathe sometimes sinking them. by all accounts, freya the walrus was having a good summer. leaving the arctic to go on a bit of a euro trip, she landed in the oslo fjord where, by mid july, she had become a popular attraction. nicknamed after the norse goddess of love and beauty, freya was making a splash chasing after ducks, clambering onto boats to sunbathe and weighing 1300lbs, sometimes even sinking them. but things became problematic when people wouldn t stay away. so much so that after several warnings to the public, authorities decided to put her down. translation: public safety i is what has been prioritised, animal welfare is also a priority, but human life and health come first and that was what was decisive this time. sleep is important to walruses,