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Walrus skull with narwhal tusk embedded in it found on Arctic island
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TASS
Participants in the annual Arctic Floating University expedition found an adult walrus skull with a fragment of a narwhal tusk embedded in it on the island of the Prince George Land of the Franz Josef Land Archipelago, the expedition's leader Alexander Saburov told TASS.
"The expedition's unique find happened when we discovered on the Prince George Land Island an adult walrus skull with a fragment of a narwhal tusk embedded in it," he said.
Most likely, the walrus lived safely, to the extent it may be possible, even though the tusk had almost reached the walrus' eye socket."
It is quite possible that a polar bear could have dragged the walrus skull further from the water, as the skeleton's other parts were found a few dozen meters away from the site.
The find will be kept at the Russian Arctic National Park, since the Franz Josef Land Archipelago is part of it.