Wild Walrus Takes A Summer Vacation Across Europe | The Dodo Comeback Kids

Wally the wild walrus surprised everyone when he showed up in Ireland in the summer of 2021. Walruses don't typically travel that far South and because he didn't have access to ice, he settled for the next best thing — boats! His trip around Europe didn't end there and he eventually made his way to Spain! But things really took an even more surprising turn when a second walrus, Freya was also spotted in Europe at the same time.

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[angelapellino]

Rest on peace Freya. It is terrible that they killed her😔 Thank you for what you did for Wally, to set the good example 🙏🙏🙏

[imperialtekk]

Poor Freya. She should have been tranquilized and moved back to Iceland. If the can do it to bears they can do it for marine wildlife. Sad that they thought that was the best alternative for her 😪

[jen-a-purr]

I remember Wally. He tried to get in every boat no matter how big or small. Poor Wally. You can tell he’s young. His tusks aren’t very long. Rest well Freya…

[loniz]

Heart breaking how they dealt with poor Freya

[fayed]

I’m so sad for Freya. She spent a lot of time in the town I’m from in the Netherlands and everybody was instructed to keep their distance and just let her be. She sort of became the mascotte of the shipyard/harbour here because she loved to hang out there and just chill.

[hamerhaai]

Poor Freya 💗 So relieved Wally never went to Norway 🙄. He is home safe with his buddies. People in the UK understood the concept of keeping distance from a wild animal.

[sue]

Freya is an unforgivable tragedy. No excuse for what happened to her.

[apolloisnotashirt]

Its heartbreaking because in my heart I believe that these two were a lost couple looking for each other.

[lunkis]

Thank you for not killing Wally like Norway did with Freya. RIP FREYA I'm sorry that humans let you down.

[shanluvs]

Poor Freya I’m so sad… what gave them the right?

[elle]

RIP Freya. We weren’t good enough for you.

[huwhitecavebeast]

He's adapting to the human world. So beautiful, I wish we could have this relationship with all animals like that. He had a great adventure.

[sari-kitty]

I remember hearing about what happened to Freya in the news. It's so incredibly sad, heartbreaking, and completely unnecessary. The ocean is their home, not ours. When I heard how horrible people were treating Freya, it disgusted me. They could have tranquilized her and moved her to safety. I think they were just being cheap and lazy. It's 100% humans fault she was killed. I'm glad Wally survived.

[DG-cctx]

Disgusting that someone decided to kill Freya instead of finding an alternative sensible solution.

[isaacsampang]

"She did not realize how dangerous we are" I love this linr

[emmajayne]

I started bawling when I heard about Freya… people need to respect the help of people who know the animals habitat and how to get them back safely like Wally 😭

[karencrane]

They deserve respect, they were put here just like us and we need to adapt to their presence as global warming brings us in closer contact with animals seeking refuge.

[purberri]

I was really shocked that they choose to kill Freya instead of helping her.

[leannevandenbos]

Respect all the animals and treat them how they want to be treated.

[Radiatingbeauty]

I love that Wally the walrus picked Ireland to rest up in 2021. Wally is a great success and is where he should be in. Iceland! So sad for Freya that she had to put down because of people.... 😞