An orphaned walrus calf is now receiving rehabilitative care at the Alaska SeaLife Center. The calf, emaciated and dehydrated with minor wounds, is showing signs of improvement. While release is ...

ASLC Animal Care Specialist Maddie Welch (left) and ASLC Veterinary Technician Jessica Davis (right) feeds the orphaned female Pacific walrus calf patient that arrived from Utqiagvik on July 22, 2024.

A male walrus at a zoo in Tacoma, Washington, delighted his keepers by illustrating the species’ entertaining mating calls on Monday, April 29. Footage posted to X by Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium ...

A walrus calf seemingly left behind by her herd near Alaska’s northernmost city is alert and “sassy” as she receives care at a nonprofit wildlife response center hundreds of miles away after her ...

In “Walrus Conservation: Connecting Research and Zoo Keepers” Advanced Inquiry Program graduate Elizabeth Miller examines the extensive history of walrus populations in human care and successful ...

Snoring Walrus Observes National Napping Day at Tacoma Zoo A big walrus let out some big snores as he snoozed during National Napping Day at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma, Washington, on ...

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Two orphaned walruses will be reunited this week at their new home, Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. Mitik, who weighs 1,700 pounds, and Pakak, weighing 1,560 pounds, will live at the Rocky Shores ...

JUNEAU, Alaska >> A walrus calf found on its own miles from the ocean on Alaska’s North Slope last week and who received cuddles as part of his care after being rescued died on Friday. “While often ...

This article has been updated with new information about the walrus pup’s death. Despite ceaseless rescue efforts that included around-the-clock cuddles, a walrus pup found alone July 31 died after ...