Freya the Walrus Is Still Sinking Boat in Norway

A young arctic walrus named Freya, which first went viral in 2021 for its appearance in parts of Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and the UK – hundreds of miles from its native habitat – has a history of sunbathing on inappropriate objects.

In November 2021, she was found sleeping on a Dutch submarine (a Walrus class, funnily enough) at the North Holland naval base. The following month, he was seen taking a nap in the cage of a salmon farm in the Shetlands. Recently, he has begun hauling himself aboard personal cruisers, sinking many of them with his hefty weight, which is reported to be around 1,300 pounds.

Katherine Raing, a veterinary scientist at the Norwegian Marine Research Institute, told NBC News That Freya has an affinity for these boats, where she climbs to sleep and digest her food, as they remind her of the Arctic ice floating around. Climate change is changing the habitat of her home, forcing her to seek food and shelter elsewhere.

In early June, firefighters followed her from a small boat in Kriegero, Norway, where she had spent time earlier this summer. She swam back to the partially submerged ship and the authorities were forced to release her on their own terms, meanwhile sealing off the area.

In mid-July, Freya arrived in the capital of Oslo. People in every city welcome his arrival with pomp, getting very close to admire and photograph him. “He finds no peace,” the walrus expert, Rune Ai, was quoted as saying Norwegian news agency NTB By euro news, Walruses sleep up to 20 hours.

Her loving social media public follows, eagerly waiting to see what she will do or where she will go next. Those who are not personally feeling the effects of Freya’s loss are pleased with her behavior. a twitter user The prankster retweeted a photo set of walruses and captioned it “hot girl summer.” “We say BS. It was a leak, not Freya.” Another user defended her, “Oh, to be a walrus named Freya, lay around and sink boats,” another fantasy,

But the owner of the boat, apparently, wants him to go; While he has not boarded every boat, he has damaged many of them and, as reported nbc news, Owners insurance most likely will not cover walrus-related damages.

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In an effort to protect the local watercraft and give the walrus a safe place to rest, very close to free from prying eyes, researchers built her own floating platform, where she can lounge to her heart’s content. Is. To her dismay, she prefers non-walrus-worthy boats, such as euro news describes them.

Biologist Kjell Isaacsen warned the outlet that boat owners in the area should consider rolling their boats in their slips, facing the pier, which makes them easier to reach and therefore a less attractive resting place for Freya. Locations do happen, but researchers hope she’ll get used to her new dock over time.

according to a translation from United States of America today, Norway’s directorate of fisheries was considering relocating Freya earlier this week. “We are in contact with professionals, including the Marine Research Institute, to find out how this can be done,” he wrote in a statement, but he has not ironed out details or confirmed action.

At the time of writing, a live camera was available to see the Walrus in action.