#walrus $WAL @Walrus 🦭/acc Their diet is equally specialized. Despite their size, they primarily eat small, benthic invertebrates like clams and mussels. Using their 400 to 700 highly sensitive whiskers, called vibrissae, they "feel" their way across the murky seafloor. Once prey is located, they don't chew; instead, they use their powerful, piston-like tongues to create a vacuum, sucking the soft meat right out of the shell.