Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses
Reviews reports of walrus feeding on seal or whale carrion, or killing them for food. Normally, bottom feeders (benthic invertebrates) in shallow, continental waters, walrus eat mammals when/where invertebrates are unobtainable. The (rare) rogue walrus, habitually carnivorous, has a distinctive exte...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66741 2023-05-15T14:19:21+02:00 Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses Fay, Francis H. 1960-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66741 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66741/50654 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66741 ARCTIC; Vol. 13 No. 2 (1960): June: 73–144; 111-122 1923-1245 0004-0843 Animal food Biological sampling Food Health Internal organs Inuit Predation Seals (Animals) Trichinella Vitamin A Walruses Alaska Canadian Arctic Greenland info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1960 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:31Z Reviews reports of walrus feeding on seal or whale carrion, or killing them for food. Normally, bottom feeders (benthic invertebrates) in shallow, continental waters, walrus eat mammals when/where invertebrates are unobtainable. The (rare) rogue walrus, habitually carnivorous, has a distinctive external appearance. Some catch data are given with estimates of the carnivores, also those with Trichinella infection. The possibility is aired that such animals like the polar bear, have a high vitamin A content in their liver, or may be a source of trichinosis transmissible to man. Comments by T. H. Manning in Arctic, Mar. 1961, p. 76-77. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Greenland inuit polar bear Alaska walrus* University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Greenland ARCTIC 13 2 |
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Reviews reports of walrus feeding on seal or whale carrion, or killing them for food. Normally, bottom feeders (benthic invertebrates) in shallow, continental waters, walrus eat mammals when/where invertebrates are unobtainable. The (rare) rogue walrus, habitually carnivorous, has a distinctive external appearance. Some catch data are given with estimates of the carnivores, also those with Trichinella infection. The possibility is aired that such animals like the polar bear, have a high vitamin A content in their liver, or may be a source of trichinosis transmissible to man. Comments by T. H. Manning in Arctic, Mar. 1961, p. 76-77. |
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Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses |
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Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses |
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Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses |
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Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses |
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Carnivorous Walrus and Some Arctic Zoonoses |
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carnivorous walrus and some arctic zoonoses |
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