Posted on 10/01/2021 3:01:36 AM PDT by blueplum
When Wally the walrus disappeared after more than five months of appearances around the UK and Ireland, interspersed with visits to France and Spain, observers feared the worst.
But after about three weeks at sea he re-emerged in Iceland, looking skinnier but much closer to his Arctic home.
He was first spotted a few weeks ago by fishers at the mouth of a fjord in the south-east of the country, resting on a sea wall. Since then he has taken up residence on a boat pier in the fishing town of Höfn...
...During his travels across Europe, Wally sunk several boats in Ireland and the Isles of Scilly and was reportedly hit by one in western France. But since arriving in Iceland, the 800kg marine mammal appears to have had a largely peaceful time, sleeping and going out feeding.
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
Geico wants him to play goal for their hockey team.
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