02/01/2023 08:57 pm (act. 02/01/2023 08:57 pm)
“Thor” caused a lot of laughter. © Iconic Photo: Canva
The walrus “Thor”, which passes through Scarborough from time to time, prevented the traditional fireworks on New Year’s Eve.
Residents of the town of Scarborough received a rare visitor over the New Year’s Eve weekend: an arctic walrus resting on the east coast of England – the giant has been nicknamed “Thor”. But on this visit, the animal provoked a lot of laughs and even stopped the fireworks.
The animal lay down directly on the beach boardwalk and “rubbed” one of them. “Thor” also didn’t mind the smartphones pointed at him, but that wasn’t enough. The action took place just before midnight, the city administration was already getting a little nervous that the annual fireworks display could not be started in time.
The city administration then sought advice from an animal welfare organization for marine animals and canceled the fireworks in favor of “Thor”. Of course, the clip went viral – and the animal unintentionally became an environmentalist.