Okay, it is settled. After reading this Times article on walruses who as a species are incredibly "smart, friendly and playful" they are now officially my favorite creature in the animal kingdom.
“Walruses are very gregarious, and they like to be near other walruses,” said Chad Jay, who heads the walrus research program for the United States Geological Survey's Alaska Science Center in Anchorage. “They like hanging out together, touching each other, socializing. Even when it’s hot and they have plenty of space, they prefer to clamber on top of each other and huddle together.”Walruses want so much to be with other walruses that if there are no other walruses around, they will make do with the next available large object.
Fuck Happy Feet. Those penguins are simpletons compared to the walrus.
Read more here.