הניבתנים מתגוררים בעיקר במדפי האוקיאנוסים הרדודים, ומבלים שיעור ניכר מחייהם על קרחוני ים בהמתנה למזון האהוב עליהם רכיכות מצדפות שעל הקרקעית. מתוך הסדרה הנדידה הגדולה של ערוץ נישיונל גיאוגרפיק

Walrus resides primarily in shallow oceanic shelf habitat, spending a significant proportion of its life on sea ice in pursuit of its preferred diet of benthic bivalve mollusks.

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