Gone but not Thor-gotten

Arctic walrus Thor has left Blyth, Northumberland

Walrus in Blyth
Author: Micky WelchPublished 3rd Jan 2023
Last updated 3rd Jan 2023

The arctic walrus Thor has left Blyth, Northumberland for pastures new.

He slept overnight on a wooden pontoon at the yacth club after spending the New Year in Scarborough.

People look at a walrus at the Royal Northumberland Yacht Club in Blyth

Scarborough Council decided to cancel its New Year's Eve fireworks display as part of the multi-agency effort to stop the massive animal getting agitated and coming to harm.

Thor, who was the first walrus recorded in Yorkshire and the second spotted in Northumberland had swum round from the Hampshire coast, where he was spotted earlier in December.

Walrus in Scarborough

Who knows where the animal will end up next on his trip around the UK!

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