Tactual communication occurs through body contact. Walruses haul out in herds in close contact with one another. A mother shelters her calf under her chest between her foreflippers. A calf often rides on its mother's back in the water. Adults engaged in dominance conflicts may strike each other with their tusks.
Courtship displays continue until a female physically contacts a displaying male in the water.
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