{"id":"freya-the-walrus","name":"Freya The Walrus","summary":"Freya The Walrus was a 1,300-pound female Arctic walrus who became an international news story in summer 2022 for climbing on and sinking small boats in Norwegian harbors. Named after the Norse goddess of beauty and love, she was euthanized by Norwegian authorities on August 14, 2022, triggering global backlash and comparisons to the 2016 killing of Harambe the gorilla.","tags":["freya the walrus","freya walrus norway","norwegian walrus killed","walrus sinking boats","oslo walrus","freya euthanized","arctic walrus meme"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":7,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-freya-travel-route-map.webp","caption":"A map tracing Freya's wanderings across the North Sea, with sightings recorded in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.","width":680,"height":657,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-wild-geerters-viral-tweet.webp","caption":"A viral July 2022 tweet by Wild Geerters (@steinkobbe) documenting Freya's summer arrival on Norwegian shores.","width":680,"height":682,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-wojak-compass-euthanization-reaction.webp","caption":"A reaction meme showing universal internet grief across the political compass following the announcement of Freya's euthanization.","width":680,"height":674,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-unpop-science-memorial-tweet.webp","caption":"Twitter reactions mourning Freya's death, framing her as a climate refugee killed after being deemed a threat to human safety.","width":680,"height":738,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-freya-sleeping-on-pontoon.webp","caption":"Freya lounging on a floating pontoon in Oslo Fjord while onlookers were urged to keep their distance.","width":680,"height":447,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-hot-girl-summer-news-graphic.webp","caption":"A widely shared news graphic from The Project capturing the meme-driven media coverage of Freya's boat-hopping antics.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":true},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/freya-the-walrus-freya-memorial-quote-image.webp","caption":"A memorial image circulated online after Freya's euthanization, expressing widespread public grief and anger toward Norwegian authorities.","width":680,"height":680,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/freya-the-walrus/history.md","related":["capybara","snek","unicorn","honey-badger","hippopotamus","boop","we-rate-dogs","alienposting-zeep-glorp","animals","elephants","fat-rat-stuck-in-manhole","foxes"],"popularityRank":1283,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}