Comments on: Alaskan baby walrus seeks bukkit in New York

By: keihin

keihin — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:54:00 +0000

You might be happier with a family of river otters.

By: CLamb

CLamb — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:31:00 +0000

It’s just not the same thing as a Major League Baseball team.

By: Pobol Pobotrol

Pobol Pobotrol — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:53:00 +0000

Of course this is true. I’d hope they don’t have too much fun giving them too many bukkits and cuddly monkeys and general nannying about, and instead give them a giant ice cube to live on with live food and an adventure fun slide.

By: Syndaryl

Syndaryl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:48:00 +0000

Only if you can. There’s no use releasing them if the result of being raised by a human leaves them without the survival skills they need to live in the wild – that just is a cruel way of killing them.

And BTW: Zoo animals are not domesticated. Many aren’t even tamed, so watch your fingers.

EDIT: Release is GOOD! It’s just it’s not always that simple.

By: Pobol Pobotrol

Pobol Pobotrol — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:35:00 +0000

Who’s bitching?

By: Seriously

Seriously — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:28:00 +0000

Instead of bitching about people who have dedicated their lives to helping these animals. Why don’t you get off the internet and do something? Its not exactly The Cove.

By: Pobol Pobotrol

Pobol Pobotrol — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:15:00 +0000

Maybe, but you’d think they would use domesticated zoo bred Walrus for that.
I was hoping they’d been rescued with a view to freeing them again when they were grown.

By: Syndaryl

Syndaryl — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:07:00 +0000

Does that zoo have more room in it’s Walrus area?
Does that zoo have a population that needs a walrus of that sex to maintain a natural social group?
Does that zoo have an experienced foster-mother walrus or other walrus fostering plan?
Does that zoo have a breeding program and need more genetic diversity?

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:25:00 +0000

How laborious!

Lucky bastards.

By: Jenny C

Jenny C — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:59:00 +0000

I met these babies when they were picked up in Barrow! Evidently they need social contact, so the Barrow vet staff, and I imagine staff at the Sealife Center, were tasked with cuddling them.

By: Benjamin D Faux

Benjamin D Faux — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:04:00 +0000

LOLRUS II: Rebirth

By: fuzzyfuzzyfungus

fuzzyfuzzyfungus — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 12:03:00 +0000

Our cuteness can’t repel culture of that magnitude!

By: Kenny Cross

Kenny Cross — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 08:58:00 +0000

I never imagined in my life I would say this but: Damn those walruses are CUTE! Good to see them being cared for.

By: Matt Haney

Matt Haney — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:57:00 +0000

I want one. Sure, I live in an apartment, but that doesn’t mean I don’t have room for a walrus, right?

By: Pobol Pobotrol

Pobol Pobotrol — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:40:00 +0000

Why take a baby walrus to New York?

Oh, to put him on display. :-(

By: Garrett Eaton

Garrett Eaton — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 06:17:00 +0000

Geez. They didn’t even leave the Stranded Marine Animal Hotline up long enough for me to put it in my phone.

By: Henry Pootel

Henry Pootel — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 05:53:00 +0000

I’m glad they resisted the urge to name that little fella’ Ackbar, despite that being the first thing that came to my mind…