• 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)

• 1. Sara performs with her Russian trainer, SergiyMail Online: I am the Walrus... and I play the sax... (December 3, 2008)
  2. Sara lives and performs at the Istanbul Dolphinarium in Istanbul, Turkey
  3. The $10 million Istanbul Dolphinarium opened in December of 2008FOX News: Sara the Walrus 'Plays' the Saxophone in Istanbul (December 5, 2008)
  4. Sara has become the main attraction at the DolphinariumMail Online: I am the Walrus... and I play the sax... (December 3, 2008)

• 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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