Sivuqaq (walrus)

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Sivuqaq

Sivuqaq at Vallejo
Other appellation(s) Jocko[1]
Species Walrus
Sex Male
Born 1994
near Gambell, Alaska
Occupation Zoo attraction
Owner Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Weight 2200 lbs[2]

Sivuqaq, also known as Jocko, is a Pacific walrus at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo California. He is 18 years old as of 2013.[3] He has been the subject of a number of television and radio programmes,[4][5] most recently focussing on the steps that his keepers have been taking to encourage him to father calves, which has in the past proved difficult for walruses in captivity. He was one of a number of walrus calves brought to Vallejo in 1994; the three other surviving walruses are the females Qiluk, Uquq, and Siku. They were orphaned as the result of hunting near the city of Gambell, Alaska,[6] from whose whose Yupik name Sivuqaq takes his name.

Research

Sivuqaq has been the subject of extensive research on the vocalisation,[7] reproductive habits,[1] and cognition[8] of walruses.

Acting career

Sivuqaq appeared as Jocko in 50 First Dates[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Seeking-the-secret-to-walrus-reproduction-3177788.php
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/health/20iht-20walrusbr.13033370.html
  3. ↑ http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/cpf656/natural-world--walrus-two-tonne-tusker---natural-world
  4. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006qnnh
  5. ↑ http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=10-P13-00034&segmentID=6
  6. ↑ http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/local/north_bay&id=8061578
  7. ↑ http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/nature/reichmuth-lindemann-biolsi.html
  8. ↑ Schusterman, R. J.; Reichmuth, C. (2007). "Novel sound production through contingency learning in the Pacific walrus (Odobenus rosmarus divergens)". Animal Cognition 11 (2): 319–327. doi:10.1007/s10071-007-0120-5. PMID 18038276. 
  9. ↑ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0343660/trivia

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