| Another Keystone view: "Atlantic Walrus, a type of True or Hair Seal, "At Home" in Bronx Park, N.Y." |
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
Historic Animal Photo #6
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12 comments:
This is either the first walrus at the Bronx zoo in 1902 (the first ever in an American zoo) – lived only a month - - or his successor, “Flip,” who arrived in 1910 made it until 1914.
Walruses are delightful animals but have been difficult to keep in captivity until recent years. The problem is one of feeding them properly.
They seem to do best on a diet of thick cream mixed with clams, squid, and mackerel. And they can grow to enormous size, a big male easily going to 3,000 pounds with impressive long tusks.
Walrus have been difficult to keep probably because they are collected as nursing pups. In the past few years they've found a milk substitute powder with enough fat and protien so we don't need the whipping cream diet. Still not any breeding walrus of late. Marineland of the Pacific did have two pair of breeding walrus about 1980.
The Sea World parks have had walrus performing in their sea lion shows for over 25 years. The first performer was a female named Flo that was raised at the STL Zoo.
Contrary to the caption on the photo, walrus are more related to otarids (sea lions), note the rear flippers rotated under the body.
Richard and Jim,
Great information from both of you learned gentleman. Thank you It brilliantly illustrates advances in animal husbandry, and how the "old way" may not have been the "right way." Thank you.
Wade Burck
Dick Flint's earlier comment about dictionaries notwithstanding and with all due respect to Jim A., I have (among a wealth of other things) never heard of otarids, nor can I find anything in our dictionary. I always thought they were pinnipeds, which I do find in our probably painfully inadequate "dictionary". Jim can you give us more info on otarids please?
Always happy to learn something new,
Paul G.
Paul,
Take Jim Alexanders word for it. That's like asking Buckles if he is sure that is an African and not an Asian. LOL Are you going to be in Glen Rock this coming Saturday?
Wade Burck
Both Species almost identical, "Big Ears, Big Feet, Tail On Each End!"
WADE: I am so not internet oriented. I mentioned this to Diane and she got google info., nonetheless, i need to attend some Richard Reynolds and jim a. seminars and add Ben Trumble just to be sure.
Yes, we will be in Glen Rock Sat.,
(actually been in GR 58 years) are
you coming?? Bert was coming but since hospital stay we don't know.
Can you get us your email address?
I just got on your blog and simply could not get beyond, "...worth a second look..."
All best to you the cat man and the chef.
Paul
Paul G.,
You're right, walrus are pinnipeds as are seals, fur seals , and sea lions. The subfamily Pinnipedia is divided into two groups: phocids or true seals that don't have external ears and can't rotate their hind flippers under their body and otarids. The otarids are divided into the "eared" seals, sea lions and fur seals and the odobenidae, walrus that can rotate the hind flippers but have no external ears.
This information along with about $70 will get you into Sea World.
Paul,
Yes, I will be there and will look forward to seeing you and Dianne. My email is wburck3@aol.com The Chef and the cat man are well thank you, except the "cat man" has turned about half "bear man" and isn't worth a damn any more. LOL
Wade
Jim,
Good one Jim. Do you have any information that I can combine with a Lincoln to get in the gate any place with?
Regards,
Wade
THANK YOU MOST SINCERELY & GOD BLESS.
PAUL G.
PS THE $70 WOULD BE EXCLUSIVE OF AIRFARE OF COURSE!
The $70 doesn't include airfare or parking BUT if you move quickly before the brewery is sold you can get a couple of complementary beers.
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