Pavla
female Pacific walrus (O. r. divergens)
born on May 8th, 2009
deceased on May 9th, 2009
Ancestors and Descendants
Ancestors and Descendants
Transfer History
Transfer History
birth 2009-May-08 at Dolfinarium Harderwijk
death 2009-May-09 at Dolfinarium Harderwijk
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Identifiers
Identifiers
Local
Local
OrZH017 (Dolfinarium Harderwijk)
Notes and Information
Notes and Information
Pavla, whose name means 'small', was estimated by the Dolfinarium to have been born a few weeks premature on the morning of May 8th. The pup never nursed from her mother, and on the following day the staff made the decision to manually feed her. Though she apparently took well to the process, the pup still passed away that day. Her body was transferred to the Utrecht University in order for a necropsy to be performed.
References
References
S. Renierkens (personal communication, February 13, 2019).