Mame

マメ

female walrus (O. rosmarus)

wild caught ≤ 2008

deceased February 16th, 2013

Ancestors and Descendants

No known related animals.

Transfer History

  1. capture ≤ 2008 in wild

  2. transfer ≤ 2008 to Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

  3. death 2013-Feb-16 at Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise

Image Gallery

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Notes & Disclaimer

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

Mame contracted severe pulpitis and did not survive the tusk removal surgery.

While I have not yet found direct information regarding Mame's age at death, nor her date of capture, I do know that in 2008 (the earliest reference to her I have found) she was the youngest walrus living at Sea Paradise. It's highly likely that she was imported in 2003 alongside Ako, who was transferred to Hakkeijima in December of that year with an unknown walrus. This walrus may have been Mame, or a separate individual who did not survive, with Mame being imported at a later date.