WHERE'S WALLY?

Wandering walrus embarks on European summer tour, complete with merch

A DIGEST OF THE WORLDWIDE WEIRD STRANGE DAYS WHERE'S WALLY? Wandering walrus embarks on European summer tour, complete with merch While China has been transfixed by the elephants trekking across Yunnan (FT407:4), Europe has spent the summer distracted by the antics of Wally the wandering walrus. Normally confined to the Arctic Circle, walruses do not usually venture as far south as the British Isles, but in mid-March one was spotted by Alan Houlihan and his daughter Muireann basking on on Valentia Island, County Kerry, Ireland. “The size of the thing was astronomical. It was the size of a big bull,” said Houlihan. “He disappeared into the sea for a while, and he then came back and put himself on a rock for a good couple of hours. It was fantastic.” The…

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