Arctic mammal had won the hearts of residents and caused the town’s fireworks display to be cancelled
, nicknamed Thor, to the North Yorkshire seaside town drew huge crowds keen to catch a glimpse of the creature.
In footage shown on the BBC on Sunday the creature can be seen inching towards the sea, plopping in and then swimming off, seemingly bringing an end to his Scarborough sojourn.Wildlife experts have suggested that Thor had needed to rest before moving on to continue his journey north. Chris Cook, from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue charity, said: “It is extremely rare that an Arctic walrus should come ashore on theThor the walrus makes his way back into to the sea on Sunday in footage shown on the BBC.He added that the creature had needed “time to rest and recuperate before it continues its journey”.After Thor’s arrival – believed to be the first time a walrus has been spotted in Yorkshire – a cordon was put in place to keep excited crowds from getting too close.
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