Walrus

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Known for their prominent tusks and distinctive whiskers, the walrus has often cropped up in contemporary culture: from its role as the majestic protagonist walking along the briny beach in Lewis Carroll's poem "The Walrus and the Carpenter," to the Beatles' enigmatic pronouncement "I am the Walrus." Walruses have long played a significant role inArctic indigenous communities, where they have held a crucial place in traditional mythologies.Walrusexplores the intriguing and affecting history of an animal that remains on the frontline of contemporary conservation debates.

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Louise Miller (Author)
Louise Miller is an independent scholar based in Kent, UK.

John Miller (Author)
John Miller is a lecturer in nineteenth-century literature at the University of Sheffield, UK and author of Empire and the Animal Body: Violence, Ecology and Identity in Victorian Adventure Fiction (2012).