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Tens of thousands of walruses have crowded onto a stretch of beach in northwest Alaska. The animals were forced to swim to shore after the Arctic Sea ice they usually live on disappeared. It's a phenomenon that was unheard of five years ago. Anthony Fischbach, a wildlife biologist, is trying to get a handle on what the dramatic change in behavior could mean for the species long-term. [Source: National Public Radio]
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