No known related animals at this time.
capture 2003 in Russia
transfer ≤ 2003-Dec to Oceanografic Valencia
transfer 2019-Dec-18 to Tierpark Hagenbeck
transfer 2021-May-03 to Pairi Daiza
transfer 2022-Nov to Tierpark Hagenbeck
transfer 2023-Apr to Pairi Daiza
transfer ≤ 2024 to Tierpark Hagenbeck
transfer 2024 to Pairi Daiza
No images available at this time.
Ninotchka (Oceanografic Valencia, common name)
Ninotschka (Tierpark Hagenbeck, common name)
Ninot (diminutive)
Nini (diminutive)
The images found here have all been gathered either from this facility's official resources or news articles.
Originally called "Ninotchka" for the first 16 years of her life, the spelling of her name has been continuously altered since her transfer to Tierpark Hagenbeck in 2019.
Oceanografic's initial herd of five walruses, including this individual, were all estimated to be 6 months old upon arrival to the park. I assume the walruses arrived in early December; sources say they arrived a month prior to December 27th, and on the week of December 12th.
Currently, as of this writing in December 2019, Oceanografic Valencia retains ownership of Ninotchka, though her loan to Pairi Daiza is long-term and expected to last no less than ten years at least.
Ninotchka was transferred to Tierpark Hagenbeck around late 2023 to early 2024, and returned to Pairi Daiza in November or December of 2024.