Walrus

Walrus
Information
Race	Animal
Classification	Aquatic Mammal
Climate	Arctic
Research Level
Movement Type	Amphibious
Melee Damage	14
Health	310
Defense	19
Speed (km/h)	14
Water Speed (km/h)	27
Sight Radious	15
Size	5
Ability	Horns
Buildable	Yes
Building Requirements
Cost	225 50

The Walrus is a bonus animal from Impossible Creatures. It is 1 of the 10 bonus animals released by Relic Entertaiment.

Description

Walrus, large marine mammal found in Arctic regions. Walruses range from 2.7 to 3.56 m (8.9 to 11.7 ft) in length and weigh 800 to 1,700 kg (1,800 to 3,700 lbs); males are larger than females. Both the male and female have massive bodies with thick, wrinkled, hairy skin that becomes nearly hairless with age. Their tusks, about 1 m (about 3 ft) long in some males, are used as weapons in fighting and as hooks in climbing on the ice. Although it was once thought that the tusks were also used to rake the ocean bottom for mollusks and shellfish, which constitute the principal food of the Walrus, it is now believed that the sensitive whiskers and fleshy snout play a primary role in detecting and removing prey from the ocean floor. Walruses are highly social animals, congregating in herds—sometimes numbering several thousand animals—on or near the shore or among the ice floes. The bellowing of a herd can be heard for great distances.

Strategic Value

A tough, amphibious attack unit whose size, thick skin, and high health make it a great choice for resilient attack combinations.

The Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) is an extant carnivorous species of large marine mammal in the order Carnivora. Found in Arctic regions, the walrus can stand a height of 12 feet tall (almost the size of a Polar Bear). Walrus tusks have a large dental structure (made of ivory, just like the tusks of Elephants). Walruses are one of the largest animals in the game with the ability “Gore”. The prey for walruses are mostly “Fishes” and “Other Walruses”.