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Sunbathing Walrus Sinks Boats in Norway
NBC News ^ | 6/22

Posted on 07/02/2022 10:51:39 AM PDT by nickcarraway

Authorities in Norway have hatched a plan to prevent Freya the walrus from sinking more small boats as she sunbathes at a marina.

See video at the link.


TOPICS: Local News; Outdoors; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: norway; walrus
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1 posted on 07/02/2022 10:51:39 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

She buried Paul.


2 posted on 07/02/2022 10:52:31 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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Walrus disrupts boating in Kragerø A large walrus has been hanging around in the southern Norwegian coastal town of Kragerø after around 5,000 kilometers of documented travel from the Arctic south to the Shetland Islands and Denmark and north again. The walrus, dubbed “Freya,” isn’t particularly welcome, though.

Freya has become a local attraction, but Kragerø Mayor Grunde Wegard Knudsen of the Center Party told state broadcaster NRK that the town’s hospitality is wearing thin. That’s because the walrus has been plopping itself into boats, sleeping for hours on popular piers and blocking access to marinas because it can be dangerous to humans.

NRK reported that the large walrus also entangled itself in some tow ropes and had to be cut loose, and has damaged several boats. Knudsen, whose party has long wanted to shoot wolves and other predators, thinks the city now needs to rid itself of the walrus, either by moving it or killing it.

“I want to find a solution, so the professionals must offer the best one,” he told NRK, “either if it means capturing it and carting it away or, in the worst case, destroying it.”

3 posted on 07/02/2022 10:52:38 AM PDT by nickcarraway
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Shoot it, dress it out, donate the blubber to a native American Tribe, and take the tax deduction.


4 posted on 07/02/2022 10:56:18 AM PDT by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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I am waiting to get a few laughs here. The potential is good.


5 posted on 07/02/2022 10:57:11 AM PDT by dforest (We have to put a stop to this now.)
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Clearly this walrus would not be doing this except for climate change Putin and racism.


6 posted on 07/02/2022 10:58:10 AM PDT by poinq
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Can we be sure that isn’t really Rosie O’Donnell?


7 posted on 07/02/2022 10:59:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Contempt for pre-born human life breeds contempt for post-born human life.)
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Nice to see Amy Schumer’s keeping herself busy.


8 posted on 07/02/2022 11:00:48 AM PDT by RandallFlagg ("Okay. As long as the paperwork is clean, you boys can do what you like out there." -Fifi)
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In the video she is destroying expensive new boats as modern people stand watching hopelessly, this would have been solved the instant it became a problem in the past, when western men were problem solvers.


9 posted on 07/02/2022 11:02:33 AM PDT by ansel12 ( Kill a Commie for Mommy, proud NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon.)
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It’s time for plan .308


10 posted on 07/02/2022 11:05:46 AM PDT by MercyFlush (☭☭☭ Soviet Russia must be destroyed. ☭☭☭)
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To: poinq; All
Clearly this walrus would not be doing this except for climate change Putin and racism.

Consider that Freya may just be looking for a Tupper party. Why? Because like many walruses, Freya's looking for a tight seal.

11 posted on 07/02/2022 11:12:50 AM PDT by Ahithophel (Communication is an art form susceptible to sudden technical failure)
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To: nickcarraway

Common in Washington and Oregon, illegal to harass them so you have to prevent them from getting on your boat or guard it


12 posted on 07/02/2022 11:16:05 AM PDT by dila813
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certainties in life: death, taxes and walrus poop?


13 posted on 07/02/2022 11:21:35 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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Whoopie? Badda bing.


14 posted on 07/02/2022 11:26:24 AM PDT by Huskrrrr (Alinsky, you magnificent Bastard, I read your book!)
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You’re blocking the Sun , oops sorry


15 posted on 07/02/2022 11:36:24 AM PDT by butlerweave
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How about anchoring a raft nearby loaded with walrus treats (whatever they would be) and make that Freya’s special place to rest and soak up the sun. And spray the boats with predator (sharks?) smell. I keep rabbits out of my garden by spraying around it with coyote pee.


16 posted on 07/02/2022 11:36:45 AM PDT by ryderann
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To: BenLurkin

I am the walrus
Goo goo g’ joob


17 posted on 07/02/2022 11:40:34 AM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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18 posted on 07/02/2022 11:54:26 AM PDT by DannyTN
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Bahahaha looks like Chris Christi sinking a boat 🤪


19 posted on 07/02/2022 11:55:06 AM PDT by NWFree (Somebody has to say it)
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To: dforest

Indeed it is.

I’m gonna go ahead and blame this on Global Warming.

Ocean temperatures rose and the walrus had to Sunbathe.

Or something.


20 posted on 07/02/2022 12:01:32 PM PDT by SaveFerris (The Lord, The Christ and The Messiah: Jesus Christ of Nazareth - http://www.BiblicalJesusChrist.Com/)
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