The marine mammal is taking a break in Blyth after drawing a crowd of hundreds to Scarborough on New Year's Eve.
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A large crowd quickly gathered in Blyth on Monday lunchtime after a walrus was spotted resting on a wooden pontoon at the yacht club.parked himself on a slipway in Scarborough harbourThor, who was the first walrus recorded in Yorkshire, had been spotted earlier in December swimming near the Hampshire coast.
According to a report from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue about Thor's visit to Yorkshire, thousands of people visited the harbour to get a glimpse of him, with up to 500 people behind the cordon at any one time.Thor having a snooze in Scarborough harbour
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