Walrus alert! Alex's favourite object from the Horniman Museum collection

Have you ever been to a museum or gallery and seen something you really like from their collection?

Well this is Alex and he loves the walrus on display at the Horniman Museum in London.

No, not the one on top of his head - that's just a toy...



© Horniman Museum

No, it's this stuffed walrus that Alex is a fan of.

It was once very much alive and is enormous - as big as a van says one of our Show Me team (but he might be exaggerating a little bit!).

© Horniman Museum

Did you know that we used to have walruses in Britain?

Find out more about why Alex likes the Horniman Museum walrus so much.

Do you collect something? If so, what? We'd love to hear from you so get in touch!

By the way, how much do you know about the oceans?

Why not try the
Planet Ocean Quiz from the National Maritime Museum and find out?