male Atlantic walrus (O. r. rosmarus)
wild caught in 1910
deceased in July 1914
No known related animals.
The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.
Daily diet
1910-1914: "fed a diet composed almost exclusively of clams" (Bell, 2001, p. 1149)
No images available at this time.
While I am not certain of the date of Flip's death, it was reported in a newspaper on July 8th, 1914, where his cause of death was listed as "ptomaine poisoning after feeding heartily on codfish and clams".
Bell, C. E. (Ed.). (2001). Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos, 3, 1149. Retrieved from Google Books.