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Since a walrus's hide usually accounts for about 20% of its body weight, the total body mass of these two giants is estimated to have been at least 2,300 kg (5,000 lb). [23] The Atlantic subspecies weighs about 10–20% less than the Pacific subspecies. [5] Male Atlantic walrus weigh an average of 900 kg (2,000 lb). [4]
Islands off of the southern Pacific coast of North America (dark blue indicates breeding grounds) Size: Male: 180 cm (71 in) long; 160–170 kg (353–375 lb) Female: 148 cm (58 in) long; 49 kg (108 lb) [10] Habitat: Neritic marine, oceanic marine, intertidal marine, and coastal marine [10] Diet: Squid, as well as fish [10] LC 10,000 [10]
Sivuqaq, also known as Jocko, was a Pacific walrus at the Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. [3] He was the subject of several television and radio programmes,. [4] [5] Some of which focussed on the steps his keepers took to encourage him to mate successfully. He was one of a number of walrus calves brought to Vallejo in 1994 ...
Fourteen walruses are now in human care in the United States.
They are very much larger than other pinnipeds, with southern elephant seal bulls typically reaching a length of 5 m (16 ft) and a weight of 3,000 kg (7,000 lb), and are much larger than the adult females (cows), with some exceptionally large males reaching up to 6 m (20 ft) in length and weighing 4,000 kg (9,000 lb); cows typically measure ...
An alpha male can have a harem of 100 females. [119] Grey seal males usually place themselves among a cluster of females whose members may change over time, [120] while males of some walrus populations guard female herds. [112] Male ringed, crabeater, spotted and hooded seals follow and defend nearby females and mate with them when they reach ...
The heaviest land mammal is the African bush elephant, which has a weight of up to 10.1 t (11.1 short tons).It measures 10–13 ft at the shoulder and consumes around 230 kg (500 lb) of vegetation a day.
A bull southern elephant seal is about 40% heavier than a male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), which is nearly twice the weight of a male walrus (Odobenus rosmarus), [6] [7] or 6–7 times heavier than the largest living mostly terrestrial carnivorans, the Kodiak bear and the polar bear. [8] [9]