female Pacific walrus (O. r. divergens)
wild caught March 26th, 1984
deceased on August 6th, 2025
capture 1984-Mar-26 in Russia
transfer 1984-Mar-26 to Moscow Zoo
transfer 1991-Mar-25 to Brookfield Zoo
transfer 1999-Nov-11 to SeaWorld Orlando
transfer 2001-Oct-24 to Brookfield Zoo
transfer 2006-May to Point Defiance Zoo
transfer 2019-Oct -17 to SeaWorld San Diego
death 2025-Aug-06 at SeaWorld San Diego
The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.
2017-Sep-01: 1,914 lb
2020-Dec-08: 1,613 lb
2018: 9 feet
No images available at this time.
A00237 (Moscow Zoo)
910054 (Brookfield Zoo)
910054 (Point Defiance Zoo)
#35 (Association of Zoos and Aquariums)
Basa (nickname)
The images found here have all been gathered either from this facility's official resources or news articles.
Basilla arrived at the Point Defiance Zoo around May 2nd - 4th of of 2006.
2019-Oct-20. abc10news. [Photo]. Retrieved from instagram.com.
2019-Oct-01. Point Defiance Zoo. Walrus Farewell. Retrieved from pdza.org.
2018-Jan-08. Lisa Oland. AZA Regional Studbook.
2005-Apr-25. Jodie Baker. 2004 North American Regional Walrus Studbook.