168 Ocean Life 
Alaska fur seal group. 
national agreement. The Alaskan fur seals breed on the 
American owned Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. 
Although related to the seal, the walrus is a separate fam- 
ily. They were much hunted and are now rare except in 
the far north. The males often weigh over a ton and have 
thick, heavy neck and shoulders. Their upper canine teeth 
(in humans called “eyeteeth”) form long protruding tusks 
of fine ivory. The females have smaller, slenderer tusks. 
Section of walrus group. 
