Freya, the overfriendly walrus who had to be put to sleep - in pictures

  • Walrus Freya loved to sunbathe on small boats - but risked sinking them while trying to climb aboard. This is her statue. EPA
    Walrus Freya loved to sunbathe on small boats - but risked sinking them while trying to climb aboard. This is her statue. EPA
  • It meant the playful 600kg creature had to be euthanised in Norway last August. A mourner has left a rose by the statue. EPA
    It meant the playful 600kg creature had to be euthanised in Norway last August. A mourner has left a rose by the statue. EPA
  • Crowds of onlookers had not followed instructions to keep their distance. EPA
    Crowds of onlookers had not followed instructions to keep their distance. EPA
  • Freya enthusiastically tries to climb aboard a boat in Oslo Fjord last summer. EPA
    Freya enthusiastically tries to climb aboard a boat in Oslo Fjord last summer. EPA
  • She basks in the sun but would soon be euthanised and her life-size statue put up in Kongen Marina. AFP
    She basks in the sun but would soon be euthanised and her life-size statue put up in Kongen Marina. AFP

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