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Walruses have tusks.

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Is it true that Walruses have tusks?

Yes. A reference source states directly that tusks are the most prominent feature of living walruses, present in both males and females. Several other sources mention walruses' tusks in passing, consistent with the claim.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 10 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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Evidence for · 10
Walrus - Wikipedia
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Walrus - Wikipedia. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus

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Walruses
2016
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author, B. V. (2016). Walruses. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/walruses0000bodd

Walruses
2013
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1967-, O. R. (2013). Walruses. archive.org. https://archive.org/details/walruses0000owen_t1b8

Walrus ethology. I. The social role of tusks and applications of multidimensional scaling
1975
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Walrus ethology. I. The social role of tusks and applications of multidimensional scaling. (1975). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1139/z75-073

Treatment of Worn Tusks Using Metal Crowns in Two Young Captive Walruses (Odobenus Rosmarus)
2023
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Legendre, L. (2023). Treatment of Worn Tusks Using Metal Crowns in Two Young Captive Walruses (Odobenus Rosmarus). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1177/08987564231181639

Exploring factors shaping the craniomandibular shape of extant walrus.
2026
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M, B., N, C., EJ, R., JP, R., & N, K. (2026). Exploring factors shaping the craniomandibular shape of extant walrus.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/ar.70200

Walrus ethology. II. Herd structure and activity budgets of summering males
1976
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Walrus ethology. II. Herd structure and activity budgets of summering males. (1976). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1139/z76-082

Observations on social behaviour of Atlantic walruses ( Odobenus rosmarus (L.)) during terrestrial haul-out
1980
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Observations on social behaviour of Atlantic walruses ( Odobenus rosmarus (L.)) during terrestrial haul-out. (1980). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1139/z80-061

Typology (Figure S1) and distribution and mitogenomic clade assignment (Figure S2) of medieval European finds of walrus rostra from Walruses on the Dnieper: new evidence for the intercontinental trade of greenlandic ivory in the Middle Ages
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Typology (Figure S1) and distribution and mitogenomic clade assignment (Figure S2) of medieval European finds of walrus rostra from Walruses on the Dnieper: new evidence for the intercontinental trade of greenlandic ivory in the Middle Ages. (n.d.). cir.nii.ac.jp. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.19374903.v1

Structure of ivory.
2008
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Locke, M. (2008). Structure of ivory.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.10585

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