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Arctic waters are home to the walrus, a large pinniped in the family Odobenidae. Thick skin, conspicuous tusks and a broad muzzle covered in sensitive whiskers give it a distinctive appearance. Both sexes have tusks, which help with social displays and hauling onto ice. Walruses search the seabed fo...
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Instantly recognizable tusks, immense size, Arctic cultural importance, and broad media presence make it best-in-class.
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Mammuthus primigenius, the woolly mammoth, ranged across Eurasia and North America through the Pleistocene and survived in isolated Wrangel Island populations until roughly 4,000 years ago, making it one of the last surviving proboscidean megafauna.
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Iconic Ice Age species with abundant fossils, frozen remains, and de-extinction interest; broad consensus significance.
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