we ve got to talk about this baby wall rust. because, apparently, it was found alone on the coast of alaska, and the way that you rehabilitate walruses is through around-the-clock cuddle care, which is what they re going through at the alaska sea life center. what is that? so, poppy and victor, this really warms my heart. and my wife and i were talking about it last night. and they said, oh, my gosh, look at you with that little baby walrus cub and look at you as a brunette. this is at the alaska sea life center. one of my favorite places in alaska. these folks, they re the only place in that whole part of the world that can do this. so walruses, unlike sea lions and unlike seals, they have a very quick adolescence, a quick childhood. my dogs are coming.
quiet! it s okay, they re welcome. they re welcome to join. so they have to be constantly bottle fed, but within a couple of weeks, they re released into the wild. walruses are a completely different animal altogether. they rely on mama s love, that maternal, hands-hon, tactile nurturing. and it s not something that will take a month or two months as you would with a sea or sea lion. this could take upwards of two years. it s intensive care, it s tlc, it s science, it s veterinary medicine. only these folks, the alaskan sea life center in alaska, seward, such a special place. guys, this place came out of the valdez oil spill, because they had to respond to all of those animals that were orphaned or injured, and this has been a life-saving resource. hopefully, this beautiful little walrus will thrive and survive. unfortunately, it s unlikely to be returned to the wild, because
the pacific walrus calf is about 1 month old and weighs nearly 140 pounds. it was found four miles inland and has been battling dehydration and infection. officials say such a distance from water is unusual for walruses, especially alone since calves depend on their mother s care for the first two years of life. the rescued mammal will receive round-the-clock care including cuddles to mimic maternal closeness. thank you so much for joining me today. i m fredricka whitfield. the cnn newsroom continues with jim acosta right now. you re live in the cnn newsroom. i m jim acosta in washington. good evening. former president donald trump s lawyers now have about 24 hours to respond to a legal filing related to his latest
A 200-pound walrus calf found alone and miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope is getting bottle fed and receiving round-the-clock “cuddling” from animal welfare workers who are trying
was banned in the uk last year. but that will now be extended to five other species hippos, killerwhales, walruses, narwhals, and sperm whales. 0ur climate editor justin rowlatt has more details. this is where they store the animal and plant parts they have seized at the airport and i am joined by naturalist steve blackshaw. and through this door is a rather gruesome house of horrors. it is where they store the animal and plant parts that they ve seized at the airport. and i m joined by tv presenter and naturalist steve backshall. steve, i warn you, you re going to see some quite unpleasant things in here. shall we go in? yes, let s. so, a huge collection. you really do wonder why anybody would want some of these things. they re really shocking, some of them. yeah, the thing that gives the greatest immediate impact is obviously the big elephant tusks. and you very rarely see elephants with ivory like that any more. they re super, super rare. you know, when i was a kid