A charity has criticised 'difficult' members of the public after revealing several thousand people gathered to get a glimpse of Thor the walrus during his weekend break in Scarborough. Huge crowds flocked to the seaside town after the giant marine mammal unexpectedly appeared in the harbour on Friday.
New Year's Eve fireworks were cancelled and police were called to cordon off the area where the celebrity walrus had decided to take a rest during his trip back to the Arctic. Animal welfare charities monitored the adolescent male on the slipway as visitors travelled from across the country - and even as far away as France - to take photos.
It was the first time in living memory the species had visited Yorkshire and Thor is believed to have travelled 3,000 miles via Canada, France and the Netherlands. Thor left Yorkshire to return to his Arctic home on Saturday afternoon (31/12) after spending the weekend delighting local residents and tourists.
