male walrus (O. rosmarus)
wild caught in 2008
unknown status ≥ 2018
No known related animals at this time.
capture 2008 in Chukotka, Russia
transfer ≤ 2008-Dec to Utrish Marine Station
transfer ≤ 2008-Dec to Aquarium & Marine Zoo Sochi
transfer ≤ 2018-Jan to Weihai Shenyou Sea World
unknown ≥ 2018-Jan at Weihai Shenyou Sea World
The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.
2008: 220 lbs · 100 kg
2017-Dec-16: 1,763 lbs · "almost 800 kg"
2017-Dec-23: 1,543 lbs · "about" 700 kg
2008-Dec-08: 24 lbs · 11 kg (herring)
No images available at this time.
This walrus was said to have been 7 months old upon transfer to Sochi, and was named via a public contest that ran from December 15th, 2008 to January 16th, 2009.
Gavryusha was planned to be flown to Beijing from Russia on December 25th, 2017, although a source published in 2019 stated that he was transferred "last year". Another source published on February 2nd, 2018 stated that Gavryusha had "recently" completed a 30 day quarantine period following arrival to China. Considering both of these sources, it is possible that Gavryusha's transfer had been postponed a few days.
At this time I have no certain information regarding Gavryusha's current status. The last mention of him that I've been able to find was on February 2nd, 2018, and I have thus far not been able to visually confirm his presence at Weihai beyond that date.
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