Kulusiq

female Pacific walrus (O. r. divergens)

wild caught on May 19th, 1994

living at SeaWorld San Diego

Ancestors and Descendants

Offspring

♂ Akituusaq (birth 2007-Jun-12)

Transfer History

  1. capture 1994-May-19 in Alaska

  2. transfer 1994-May-19 to New York Aquarium

  3. transfer 2001-Nov-15 to Mystic Aquarium

  4. transfer 2002-May-14 to New York Aquarium

  5. transfer 2016-Dec-13 to Point Defiance Zoo

  6. transfer 2019-Oct to SeaWorld San Diego

Physical Data

The dates listed here generally represent the time at which the measurements were published, not necessarily the date on which they were taken.

Length

  • 2018: 7.5 feet

Weight

  • 2020-Dec-08: 1,333 lb

Image Gallery

No images available at this time.

Identifiers

Local

Regional

  • #51 (Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

Other

  • Kulu (nickname)

Notes and Information

The images found here have all been gathered either from this facility's official resources or news articles.

Kulusiq arrived in San Diego at some point between October 13th and 20th, 2019.

References

  • 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.