I had to blink a couple of times when I saw this.<\/p>\n
Uh. A walrus attacked and sunk a Russian Navy landing craft. In the Arctic.<\/a><\/p>\n I read on. This wasn’t just some ordinary run-of-the-mill walrus; it was a lady walrus, with calves or pups or whatever babies are called in walrus. Still, take a look at the boat. It is big, bigger than a breadbox, bigger than a walrus.<\/p>\n You’re all begging for my favorite line from this piece, right?<\/p>\n The<\/em> [Russian Ministry of Defense] said<\/a>: “Serious troubles were avoided thanks to the clear and well-coordinated actions of the Northern Fleet servicemen, who were able to take the boat away from the animals without harming them.”<\/em><\/p>\n They took the boat away from the animals.<\/p>\n The short article from CNN doesn’t quite explain how she, a\/k\/a the animals, did it. Maybe because they were getting the news from a Russian medium and maybe Russia does not want everyone on the planet to know how a walrus can sink one of their boats.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, I think we should all drink a New Year’s Eve toast to the walrus. She did good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I had to blink a couple of times when I saw this. Uh. A walrus attacked and sunk a Russian Navy landing craft. In the Arctic. I read on. This wasn’t just some ordinary run-of-the-mill walrus; it was a lady … Continue reading