Working With a Walrus While Wearing a Walrus Costume #shorts

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For Halloween, I went to work with a walrus while dressed up as one! This walrus is named Balzak. At first, Balzak seemed a little confused by my walrus costume but it didn't take him too long to realize who I was and that it was time to take a Halloween selfie together. However, he did seem more interested in my costume's flippers than the camera.

While Balzak might look really big, especially when compared to a human, he is just 7 years-old. That's pretty young for a walrus. As big as he looks, he is still growing! He will eventually become twice his current size. Adult male walruses can weigh over 5,000 lbs! Walrus tusks also continue to grow throughout their lives and can reach lengths of 3 meters! We put the metal caps on their tusks to protect them from chipping or breaking so that they can grow nice and long.

Balzak was born at the Aquarium du Quebec back in 2016 and I had the privilege of working with this handsome walrus for several years. During that time, Balzak participated in several important research projects into the metabolism of walruses and this information was used to enact laws and policies aimed at protecting his cousins in the wild.

Recently, Balzak moved to Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium where I now have the opportunity to work with him again after several years. He looks great and I can't wait to share more of him in the near future!

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