male walrus (O. rosmarus)
wild caught in 1963
deceased in 1964
No known related animals.
capture 1963 in St. Lawrence Island, Alaska
transfer 1963 to New York Aquarium
death 1964 at New York Aquarium
No images available at this time.
While I have no specific information on this animal's date of capture, he was collected "in the spring".
Mayuk "succumbed to an overwhelming bacterial infection, originating from an abscess which could not be controlled by medication or surgery" in 1964.
New York Zoological Society. (1963). Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society, Vol. 68, pp. 46, 52. Retrieved from Archive.org.