Pakak and Mitik were baby walruses when I met them a couple years ago at the Seward Sealife Center
They liked to cuddle
Look at him.
They also liked to pretend nurse on raincoats
And hands
They had a pool for swimming.
They liked to play with the broom
LARGE ALIGN LEFT
Extra adorable
They were pretty curious
Here they are getting photographed by Marc Lester for my column in the Daily News
This guy wanted to snuggle. He’s like 250 pounds though
Marc is smiling but he is a little nervous
Cuter with eyes open or …
Eyes closed?
Awwww…..
I was clearing out my phone when I came across these little snapshots I took when I was reporting a baby walrus column (which also has a slideshow with MORE pictures) in Seward a year and a half ago. These guys are grown-ups now, and they live in zoos in Indianapolis and Texas (Mitik actually belongs in New York but his zoo was hurt by Hurricane Sandy and is now being renovated). These snaps were too cute to delete without sharing.
2 thoughts on “Baby walrus because why not?”
I’d like to know what the beard hairs on a walrus feel like. Are they soft and tender when wet and then more coarse when dry, or always one way or the other?
Coarse and dry. But their faces are warm. They are SUPER snuggly.
I’d like to know what the beard hairs on a walrus feel like. Are they soft and tender when wet and then more coarse when dry, or always one way or the other?
Coarse and dry. But their faces are warm. They are SUPER snuggly.