unknown

walrus (O. rosmarus)

wild caught 1612

unknown status 1612

Ancestors and Descendants

No known related animals.

Transfer History

  1. capture 1612 in Novaya Zemlya, Russia

  2. transfer 1612 to Holland

  3. unknown 1612 in Holland

Physical Data

The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.

Daily diet

  • 1612: "a mash of oatmeal or millet"

Image Gallery

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Notes and Information

This walrus was captured alive with its mother, and arrived in the Netherlands at an estimated age of ten weeks.

It was erroneously said in the book No Man's Land to have arrived in Holland in 1613.

References

  • Allen, J. A. (1880). History of North American Pinnipeds, p. 140. Washington, D.C.: Government printing office. Retrieved from Google Books.

  • De Laet, J. (1633). Novus orbis seu Descriptionis Indiae Occidentalis, libri XVIII, pp. 38-39. Leiden, Netherlands: Apud Elzevirios. Retrieved from Archive.org.

  • Lawrence, N. (2014). Tusks, skins and bones: the walrus amongst sailors and scholars in early modern Europe. Retrieved from Academia.edu.

  • Noll, F. C. (Ed.). (1885). Der Zoologische Garten, pp. 34-35. Frankfurt, Germany: Mahlau & Waldschmidt. Retrieved from Archive.org.

  • Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (1841).

  • Svanberg, Ingvar. (2010). Walruses (Odobenus rosmarus) in Captivity. Svenska Linnésällskapets Årsskrift 2010, p. 122. Retrieved from ResearchGate.net.