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where it also becomes of a reddish brown or chestnut tinge. This fur persists till 
middle age, but in old age becomes gradually more and more scanty, frequently 
disappearing almost completely, or even entirely, from patches of larger or smaller 
WALRUSES ON THE ICE Hat. Size). 
extent; while in some very old males of the Pacific walrus the whole skin may be 
almost naked. The skin over the entire body is thrown into a number of folds 
and wrinkles, these folds being heaviest in the region of the shoulders. The 
frequent fights in which these animals engage add a number of scars to the skin. 
Of four adult males measured by Mr. J. A. Allen the smallest had a length of 9| 
