male Atlantic walrus (O. r. rosmarus)
wild caught in 1910
deceased on July 7th, 1910
No known related animals.
The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.
1910-Sep-10: 150 lb
1911-Jan-14: 235 lb
1910-1914: "fed a diet composed almost exclusively of clams" (Bell, 2001, p. 1149)
No images available at this time.
I am not yet aware of a capture date for this pup; the ship the trio were collected on, the Beothic, set off on its voyage on June 19th, 1910.
His cause of death was listed as "ptomaine poisoning after feeding heartily on codfish and clams".
1911-Jan. New York Zoological Society. Fifteenth Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society. Retrieved from archive.org.
1914-Jul-08. South Bend News-Times. WALRUS DIES OF POISONING. Retrieved from newspapers.com.
Bell, C. E. (Ed.). (2001). Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos, 3, 1149. Retrieved from Google Books.