Mayuk
male walrus (O. rosmarus)
wild caught in 1963
deceased in 1964
Ancestors and Descendants
Ancestors and Descendants
No known related animals.
Transfer History
Transfer History
capture 1963 in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
transfer 1963 to New York Aquarium
death 1964 at New York Aquarium
Image Gallery
Image Gallery
No images available at this time.
Notes and Information
Notes and Information
While I have no specific information on this animal's date of capture, he was collected "in the spring".
Mayuk "succumbed to an overwhelming bacterial infection, originating from an abscess which could not be controlled by medication or surgery" in 1964.
References
References
New York Zoological Society. (1963). Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society, Vol. 68, pp. 46, 52. Retrieved from Archive.org.