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January 2022
blubber
(BLUH-ber)
The layer of fat under the skin of animals like seals, whales, and walruses.
WorldFoto/Alamy Stock Photo
tusks
(tusks)
Long, pointy teeth that grow outside the mouths of elephants, walruses, and some other animals.
© McPHOTO/E. u. H. Pum/AGE Fotostock
whiskers
(WISS-kurz)
The hairs near the mouth of some animals. Cats and rabbits have whiskers.
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calves
(kavz)
Names for some baby animals. Baby walruses are called calves.
Rhinie van Meurs/NiS/Minden Pictures