Freya the walrus gains fans one seafaring vessel at a time
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Freya the walrus gains fans while crushing one seafaring vessel at a time
There's a portly new pinniped in the waters off Oslo this summer. Freya the walrus has slowly made her way round several ports of call in the Baltic Sea. Her favorite pastimes include sunbathing, seafood and crushing seafaring vessels. But her face has launched a thousand tweets, and even some fan art. Malcolm Brabant has the story.
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Freya the walrus gains fans one seafaring vessel at a time
Clip: 8/2/2022 | 3m 8sVideo has Closed Captions
There's a portly new pinniped in the waters off Oslo this summer. Freya the walrus has slowly made her way round several ports of call in the Baltic Sea. Her favorite pastimes include sunbathing, seafood and crushing seafaring vessels. But her face has launched a thousand tweets, and even some fan art. Malcolm Brabant has the story.
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