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# The Weird Way Walruses Eat With Their Tongue
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nature/extras/the-weird-way-walruses-eat-with-their-tongue/
- Published: 2025-09-30T15:30:55.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-07T13:42:57.000Z
- Description: It was once believed that walruses dug for clams with their tusks, but the truth is even stranger.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Nature, #ZZZ_Show_1b3b1a16-4d15-417c-9287-bc59a89e1201, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_3d7a1a92-98fd-4e8b-b711-f81bca7af2a0, #extra

It was once believed that walruses dug for clams with their tusks—but the truth is even stranger. They actually use their powerful tongues, like a piston, to suck clams right out of their shells.