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It was the first walrus in Canada and the 7th in North America born in a zoo. The event is being watched by the scientific community since it's so rare.
http://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/05/08/un-premier-bebe-morse-a-vu-le-jour-a-laquarium-du-quebec-hier
I was surprised it was the first in so long. I was sure most zoos had one or two walruses. Anyway IIRC Quebec aquarium now has 3 if this calf makes it through so we will have 4 :walrii: right where CW was born.
d'awww
Baby walrii are cute.
Indeed. I am curious if they will be able to let him roam freely with his parents in the aquarium in a few months? That is surely gonna attract lots of visitors considering the rarity of the event. Right now they are confined to a special area and monitored to ensure they are in good health and are apparently doing well so far.
Also I just learned earlier that it's not one walrus that was pregnant there but two. This means another baby walrus is coming next month or so. O.O
Is there a way to make a baby walrii sprite following a normal walrii ;)
Technically, the teal one was meant to be a baby walrus with tusks, since it was made for Easter 2015 and came out of an egg. But there are 8x8 and 16x16 Walrii sprites already.
(http://img.codewalr.us/walriiegg.gif)
(http://img.codewalr.us/megawalrii.png) (http://img.codewalr.us/giantwalrii.gif) (http://codewalr.us/Smileys/cwsmileys/walrii2.gif) (http://img.codewalr.us/miniWalrii.gif) (http://img.codewalr.us/tinywalrii.png)
*.* /me moves to Canada to see baby walriis
Cool! But, why are :walrii: births so rare?
I'm fairly sure that it's in zoos that they are rare. Probably due to not being in their natural habitat and not keen to mate around humans or other animals, and the fact there are so few walruses in zoos/aquariums.
^ That and some zoos keep animals from breeding (or certain ones at least I am not sure why though)
I guess that it depends of if they can afford to feed an extra baby animal in long terms, which can be understandable, although it still kinda sucks if they do that and prevent the specie from reproducing. >.<
Yeah, that would kinds suck to those walruses :P
Well, that's one of the points of a zoo, to preserve species (some zoos are terrible at it but that's another story), and as such some zoos are well-equipped to make animals give birth.
Yep true lol. I think it depends of if they are managed well or not and laws in place in specific countries.
This may be slightly off-topic, but I gave this story coverage on The Anagram Times. (http://www.anagramtimes.com/2016/05/walrus-gives-birth-at-quebec-city.html)
Lol I like it :3= (plus you managed to fit the name of one of their walruses in)
The 2nd baby :walrii: is born :D
http://www.journaldequebec.com/2016/05/24/un-deuxieme-bebe-morse
YAY!!! All the cute little walruses ^.^
/me clicks on link, school filter blocks website, throws chromebook on floor. Demands new chromebook
*Dudeman313 wonders what school
@alexgt attends that let him get Chromebooks in the first place
Quote from: alexgt on May 25, 2016, 03:19:23 AM
YAY!!! All the cute little walruses ^.^
/me clicks on link, school filter blocks website, throws chromebook on floor. Demands new chromebook
I think it's more that the site is blocked almost worldwide except Canada and some parts of USA. But it's hit and miss for everyone >.<
Does this english link work? http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/second-walrus-pup-born-at-the-quebec-city-aquarium
Also lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6r945Ejyp0
Yeah that link works ;)
And that vid is really cool (and not blocked :P)
Quote from: DJ Omnimaga on May 25, 2016, 04:36:24 AM
Quote from: alexgt on May 25, 2016, 03:19:23 AM
YAY!!! All the cute little walruses ^.^
/me clicks on link, school filter blocks website, throws chromebook on floor. Demands new chromebook
I think it's more that the site is blocked almost worldwide except Canada and some parts of USA. But it's hit and miss for everyone >.<
Actually internet in the US is not regulated at all (at least I haven't come across any site that is blocked from my internet service provider yet)
I think it's more the site admins themselves blocking most countries in order to save bandwidth.
Our school uses chromebooks too, also with filters. They are pretty annoying unless you know a workaround (shhhh)
Luckily you guys and that link aren't blocked. wait hold up apparently just the picture is. Weird.
back on topic - yay more walruses! :walrii:
Which reminds me, I am curious about where they'll send the new walruses? I can't imagine them keeping and feeding 5 walruses for years. They had the other 3 for ages, but 5 would be kinda overkill, unless they can afford it and can expand.
Also lol
@Juju check this out http://www.journaldemourreal.com/aquarium-de-quebec-il-affirme-etre-le-pere-des-2-bebes-morses/ (note to other people: Journaldemourreal is a satire news site like The Onion)