Walrus Coloring Pages

Big Tusks in the Arctic Ocean! Walrus

Walrus is a huge sea creature that lives in and near the cold Arctic Ocean. Its body can grow longer than 3 meters and weigh over 1 ton! Its main features are long tusks sticking out from its face and lots of whiskers around its mouth. Walrus likes to roll around and relax on land, but once it gets in the sea, it is a strong and powerful swimmer.

Where It Lives and Its Body Features

Walrus has amazing body features that help it live in cold seas filled with floating ice.

• Long Tusks: These are long teeth from the upper jaw, and both males and females have them. Walrus uses them to hook onto ice when climbing up, or to protect itself from enemies.
• Thick Layer of Fat: A thick layer of fat under its skin keeps its body warm, even in icy cold seas.
• Many Thick, Stiff Whiskers: Walrus has many sensitive whiskers around its mouth that can feel things. It uses them to feel around the dark seafloor and find its favorite food, clams.
• Changing Skin Color: Walrus has a cool feature where its skin turns whitish when it enters cold water to save body heat, and turns pink when it warms up in the sun on land!

Recommended Aquariums in Japan to Meet Walrus

There are aquariums in Japan where you can meet Walrus and see its powerful size! Information can change, so be sure to check the aquarium's website before you go.

• Otaru Aquarium (Hokkaido): In a huge area near the sea called Marine Mammal Park, you can see big Walrus relaxing freely.
• Kamogawa Sea World (Chiba): At Walrus Sea, you can watch a happy Walrus family swimming from both outside the water and through inside windows.
• Toba Aquarium (Mie): You can get to know all about Walrus through fun events like "Walrus Touch Time," where you can see it up close.
• Ise Sea Paradise (Mie): This is a popular spot where you can see Walrus really close by in an open plaza without fences.
• Oita Marine Palace Aquarium "Umitamago" (Oita): You can watch exciting performances and even get a rare chance to touch Walrus directly!

How to Choose Colors

When you color your Walrus, try picking colors that match where it lives and how its body feels!

• Body (skin) color: Walrus skin is usually brown or greyish-brown. But right after coming out of the cold sea, it looks whitish. When it warms up in the sun, it changes to pink or light red. Think about how your Walrus feels and color it!
• Big tusks: Color its long, proud tusks white or cream color to make them look real. Making them a little darker yellow near the base makes them look even more real.
• Whiskers and mouth: Color the whiskers around the mouth yellowish white. Making the mouth area a light pink makes it look cute.
• Eyes: Color its big, round eyes black or dark brown.

Let's Show Texture and Shape!

Try different ways of coloring to show the big, powerful body of the Walrus.

• Wrinkles on the skin: Add shadows with a slightly darker brown or grey along the wrinkle lines around its neck and body. This shows its thick, bumpy skin!
• Wet skin look: If you draw a Walrus that just came out of the sea, leave some white highlights on its back and head, or use darker colors to show that it is wet.

Let's Make Great Backgrounds

Imagine where your Walrus is and draw a background! You can pick any scene you like, like the cold Arctic sea with big floating ice, or an aquarium pool with lots of cheering people. Adding icebergs and a blue sea to the background really brings out the Arctic feel!

Tips for Enjoying Your Coloring Page!

You do not have to use real colors. You can color it any way you want, like "It would be fun if a Walrus looked like this!" Have fun with your own ideas, like a colorful patterned Walrus or a Walrus swimming in space!

The Secret Behind Turning Pink When Warm

When a Walrus is swimming in the cold ocean, less blood flows to its skin, so it looks whitish. But when it gets out of the water to sunbathe and warms up, lots of blood flows to the skin's surface and turns it pink! It is an amazing trick to control body temperature in the cold Arctic.

Tusks Turn into "Tools" for Climbing Ice!

The scientific name of the Walrus means "tooth-walker." By sticking its big tusks into the ice, it can pull its heavy body out of the sea and onto the ice! The tusks are not only strong weapons to protect themselves, but they are also great tools for climbing ice.

They Eat Clams as Fast as a Vacuum Cleaner!

A Walrus loves to eat clams! Without using its front flippers, it uses super strong suction from its mouth to pop the meat right out of the shell in an instant. A Walrus is a big eater that can eat thousands of clams in a single day, just like a powerful vacuum cleaner at the bottom of the sea!