Feature:
Male Pup the Second Walrus Born at Aquarium
“The Quebec City aquarium is celebrating the birth of another baby walrus.
A male pup was born...Sunday & aquarium staff reported that mother & baby are doing fine.
2 weeks ago, the aquarium announced the birth of another baby pup, marking only the 7th walrus born in captivity in North America since 1930.
Sunday’s birth brings that total to 8.
‘It’s been quite a hectic month,’ said Jill Marvin, director of conservation & animal care at Aquarium du Quebec.
The walrus named Arnaliaq gave birth to a female pup 2 weeks ago, while Samka gave birth to a healthy male on the weekend. Boris is the father of both pups...
'The babies nurse for 1.5 years...They’re milk-aholics.’...
The new male pup weighs 66 kg, or 145 lbs. , while the 2 week-old female pup is a healthy 62 kilos (136 lbs.), said Marvin.
'It’s great we’ve got these baby walruses, which are going t6o attract a lot of attention here at the aquarium. It’s going to give us an opportunity to talk about this species in the wild,’ she said...”
John Meagher
May 25/2016
The Gazette, Montreal
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