Petula

female walrus (O. rosmarus)

wild caught in May 1961

deceased in March 7th, 1985

Ancestors and Descendants

Offspring

♂ miscarried (birth 1971-Dec-13)

♀ unknown (birth 1975-May-20)

♂ Patouk (birth 1978-Jun-08)

♀ unknown (birth 1982-May-29)

﹖ unknown (birth 1985-Mar)

﹖ unknown (birth 1985-Mar)

Transfer History

  1. capture 1961-May in Gambell, Alaska

  2. transfer 1961-May-14 to Marineland of the Pacific

  3. death 1985-Mar-07 at Marineland of the Pacific

Image Gallery

No images available at this time.

Identifiers

Regional

  • #74 (Association of Zoos and Aquariums)

Notes and Information

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

This walrus was named after vocalist Petula Clark, whose song 'Sailor' was a hit in 1961.

Petula's cause of death was uterine torsion after delivering full term twin pups.

References

  • 2018-Jan-08. Lisa Oland. AZA Regional Studbook.

  • 2005-Apr-25. Jodie Baker. 2004 North American Regional Walrus Studbook.