Performing Walrus

  • Sara the walrus performs regularly for visitors to the Istanbul Dolphinarium in Istanbul, Turkey. During her performance, Sara swings back and forth while pretending to play a toy saxophone held between her flippers.YouTube Video: Sara the Walrus (Time: 1:02) Sara can also catch a rose in her mouth, strike a pose, dance the tango and blow a whistle.Mail Online: I am the Walrus... and I play the sax... (December 3, 2008) YouTube Video: Sara the Walrus (Time: 1:02)
  • Quote

    "She is an actor...She is playing. She is interested in everything...She is very kind."—Trainer Alex ArtukhovYouTube Video: Sara the Walrus (Time: 1:02)
  • Walrus Facts

    1. Endangered species
    2. Average lifespan: 40 years
    3. Latin name Odobenus rosmarus translates to mean "tooth-walking seahorse"
    4. Habitat: The Arctic Ocean
    5. Diet: Shellfish
    6. Live in large groups that can consist of several hundred individuals
    7. Can weigh up to 11/2 tons
    8. Average size: Seven to eleven feet long
    9. Tusks can be up to three feet longNational Geographic: Walrus

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