Climate Change Beaches 20,000 Walruses

Typically, these creatures spend their summers far from shore, searching for in the Chukchi Sea and resting on floating sea ice when they get tired.

But thanks to climate change, this year's sea ice levels are among the lowest in recorded history. So for the fourth year in a row, thousands of walruses have returned to shore in search of food.

The only problem is food is far less accessible on land, and when this many walruses haul out at once, the competition is fierce. Read the full report here.

Source: by Beth Buczynski, Care2.com.