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With its impressive tusks, wrinkly skin and majestic whiskers, the walrus is one of the Arctic's most iconic species.
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Here are 10 facts everyone should know about these fascinating creatures.
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Fact 1.
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They're very big.
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Male Pacific walrus can reach 3.6 metres long and weigh up to 1.8 tonnes.
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The thick layer of fat under their skin, known as blubber, helps them to stay warm in the harsh conditions of their arctic home.
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Fact 2.
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Walrus are extremely sociable animals.
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When on land or on ice, they gather together in tightly packed groups, which can include hundreds or even thousands of individuals.
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Fact 3.
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They can sing.
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During the breeding season, from December to March, male walrus erupt into song.
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They produce a variety of wonderful vocalisations.
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These can include barks, clicks, grunts and bellows.
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A bout of continuous singing can even last up to two and a half days.
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Fact 4.
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Both male and female walrus have large tusks.
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Walrus use their impressive tusks to keep open breathing holes in the ice, to fight with other walrus and to defend themselves against predators.
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They're also used to help haul themselves out of the sea and onto the ice.
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Walrus tusks are actually modified canines which never stop growing and can reach up to 1 metre in length.
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Walrus have very sensitive whiskers.
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Another distinguishing feature of the walrus is the many whiskers they have covering their snouts.
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These whiskers are very sensitive and help them to snuffle around on the sea floor finding food such as mollusks.
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They depend on sea ice.
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Walrus generally prefer to haul out on snow covered ice floes rather than on land.
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They use the sea ice as a platform for resting, for breeding, for giving birth and nursing their young, as well as for shelter from rough seas and from predators.
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Fact 7.
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Their skin can change colour.
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A walrus skin which can be around four centimeters thick around their head and their neck is generally a cinnamon brown colour.
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However on a very warm day their skin can change to a rosy pink colour in the sun
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and after a long swim in the icy cold water their skin can go to a cool white.
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Fact 8.
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Mothers are very protective.
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The bond between a walrus mother and its calf is one of the strongest bonds in all mammals.
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The pair can stay together for up to three years.
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Walrus mothers are extremely protective and will pick them up with their flippers
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and dive into the water when they come under threat.
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They're affected by noise and disturbances.
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During their mass gatherings, walruses can be easily spooked, such as when they hear noise from human activities.
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This can lead to stampedes as startled walruses head for the water.
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This can be deadly, especially for young calves.
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As shipping, tourism, industry and noise increases in the Arctic walruses are at greater risk of disturbance and also stampedes.
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Fact 10.
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Climate change is their greatest threat.
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With sea ice melting due to climate change more walrus are being forced to rest on land.
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This is bringing them further from their feeding grounds and leading to more life threatening stampedes.
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We need to learn more about walrus to secure their future in the wild but accessing remote locations is challenging and costly.
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We are working on a citizen science project that will use images from satellites to monitor walrus populations across the arctic.
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For the first time ever we're aiming to do it at a global scale for the whole walrus population.
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This will help scientists to better understand how walrus are responding to declining sea ice and how best to protect them.
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We hope you enjoyed this video about walrus.
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Was du lernst

Dieses Video hilft dir, klare und strukturierte Darstellung von Fakten zu beherrschen – ein essenzieller Skill für Präsentationen oder Gespräche. Du trainierst zudem, sachliche Informationen flüssig zu vermitteln, ohne die Spannung zu verlieren, und lernst, komplexe Sätze mit technischen Begriffen (wie "Schnee bedeckte Eisschollen" oder "Lebensbedrohliche Stampeden") klar auszusprechen.

Höre auf diese Klänge

Achte auf Verbindungen zwischen Wörtern, wie in "they're very big" (→ "they'reverybig") oder "help them to stay" (→ "helpthemtostay"). Die Sprecherin nutzt zudem Reduktionen, z. B. "can't" statt "cannot" und "they're" statt "they are". Beachte auch die Betonung in zusammengesetzten Wörtern wie "Arctic's most iconic" (Betonung auf "i-CON-ic") oder "mass gatherings" (Betonung auf "GATH-er-ings").

Sprich wie ein Native

Um den Rhythmus der Sprecherin zu kopieren, setze Akzente auf Schlüsselwörter wie "1,8 Tonnen", "zwei und eine halbe Tage" oder "größte Bedrohung". Nutze pausenlose Flüssigkeit bei Zahlen und Fakten – vermeide lange Pausen zwischen "Fact 1" und der Erklärung. Übe "Shadowing": Wiederhole jede Satzzeile direkt nach der Sprecherin, um Englische Aussprache zu verbessern und die natürliche Betonung zu internalisieren. Mit "shadowspeaks" oder "shadow speak" Trainingsmethoden kannst du diesen Rhythmus schnell erlernen – probiere es mit kurzen Abschnitten wie "Mothers are very protective" und konzentriere dich auf die Betonung von "PRO-tec-tive".

Durch stetiges Üben mit solchen Videos verbesserst du nicht nur deine Aussprache, sondern auch dein Verständnis für sachliche Kommunikation – ein unverzichtbarer Schritt, um Englisch flüssig zu beherrschen.

Was ist die Shadowing-Technik?

Shadowing ist eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Sprachlerntechnik, die ursprünglich für die professionelle Dolmetscherausbildung entwickelt und durch den Polyglotten Dr. Alexander Arguelles populär gemacht wurde. Die Methode ist einfach aber wirkungsvoll: Du hörst englisches Audio von Muttersprachlern und wiederholst es sofort laut — wie ein Schatten, der dem Sprecher mit nur 1–2 Sekunden Verzögerung folgt. Anders als passives Hören oder Grammatikübungen zwingt Shadowing dein Gehirn und deine Mundmuskulatur, gleichzeitig echte Sprachmuster zu verarbeiten und zu reproduzieren. Studien zeigen, dass es Aussprachegenauigkeit, Intonation, Rhythmus, verbundene Sprache, Hörverständnis und Sprechflüssigkeit signifikant verbessert — was es zu einer der effektivsten Methoden für die IELTS Speaking-Vorbereitung und reale englische Kommunikation macht.