Walrus Network

Takku

タック

male walrus (O. rosmarus)

wild caught in September 1983

deceased on October 14th, 2019

Ancestors and Descendants

Offspring

♂ Chucky (birth 1994-Jun-06)

♂ Kikku (birth 1997-May-27)

♀ Mikku (birth 2000-May-03)

♂ Rock (birth 2003-Jun-01)

♀ Mina (birth 2007-May-20)

♀ Chouchou (birth 2010-May-05)

♂ Riku (birth 2013-Apr-23)

♀ Lilou (birth 2016-May-01)

♂ stillborn (birth 2016)

♀ stillborn (birth 2016)

♂ Ruuku (birth 2018-Apr-19)

♀ Nanoha (birth 2020-Mar-13)

Transfer History

capture 1983-Sep in Russia
transfer 1983-Dec-08 to Kamogawa Sea World
death 2019-Oct-14 at Kamogawa Sea World

Physical Data

The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.

Weight

1983-Dec-08: 96 kg · 211 lb
2012-Nov-03: 1,068 kg · 2,354 lb
2013-Nov-03: 1,087 kg · 2,393 lb
2014-Nov-01: 1,030 kg · 2,270 lb
2015-Nov-01: 1,060 kg · 2,336 lb
2016-Nov-03: 1,041 kg · 2,295 lb
2017-Nov-03: 1,049 kg · 2,313 lb
2019-Sep-29: 960 kg · 2,116 lb

Length

2019-Sep-29: 320 cm · 10 ft

Diet

1983: "porridge-like mixture of fish meat and eggs" [prior to arrival in Kamogawa]

Identifiers

Other

Buribou ブリ坊 (Kamogawa Sea World)

Image Gallery

Notes & Disclaimer

The images found here have all been gathered either from this facility's official resources or news articles.

This walrus was called "Buribou" by his care team prior to his official name being voted on by the general public.

References

2012-Nov-03. 千葉日報。３１７キロ・バンドウイルカ　１０６８キロ・セイウチ　恒例の公開体重測定　鴨川シーワールド。Retrieved from 千葉日報オンライン。
2013-Nov-03. 千葉日報。海の動物たち体重測定　計量の日記念　鴨川シーワールド。Retrieved from 千葉日報オンライン。
2014-Nov-01. PR Times. 鴨川シーワールド　11月1日『計量の日』にちなんだ特別企画「海の動物公開体重測定」を実施。Retrieved from PR Times.
2015-Nov-01. 鴨川シーワールド。〈「海の動物公開体重測定」を実施〉。Retrieved from Facebook.com.
2016-Nov-03. 鴨川シーワールド。〈「海の動物公開体重測定」を実施〉。Retrieved from Facebook.com.
2017-Nov-03. 鴨川シーワールド。〈巨大なセイウチからアカウミガメの子ガメまで測定結果を発表！鴨川シーワールド「海の動物公開体重測定」〉。Retrieved from Facebook.com.
2019-Oct-14. 鴨川シーワールド。セイウチ「タック」が死亡しました。Retrieved from Kamogawa-Seaworld.jp.
2025-Dec-12. 金谷かおり。食欲がなくなったセイウチの子供　「ブリ坊！」と呼ぶと「ブォー」と　これは自慢です！Retrieved from sankei.com [archive]
2025-Dec-22. 金谷かおり。米国でみつけた「目指すべきこと」　尊敬する先達が切り開いた道を歩かせてもらっています。Retrieved from sankei.com [archive]

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