male Pacific walrus (O. r. divergens)
wild caught ≥ 1998
deceased in February of 2004
No known related animals.
capture ≥ 1998 in wild
transfer ≥ 1998 to Moscow, unspecified location
transfer 2000 to Kish Dolphin Park
death 2004-Feb at Kish Dolphin Park
No images available at this time.
Kish Dolphin Park made the decision to import two 2-year-old bull walruses from Russia "around the end of 1378", or early 2000.
Following a prolonged battle against severe pulpitis, Pitachook died within half an hour of undergoing a tusk removal procedure; his death was caused by "a mistake in the anesthetic dose".
2004-Mar-11. Hamshahri Online. كالبد شكافي مرگ دو گراز دريايي دلفيناريوم كيش · Retrieved from hamshahrionline.ir [archive]