Sivuqaq, also known as Jocko, was a
Pacific walrus at the
Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
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in
Vallejo,
California
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.
He was the subject of several television and radio programmes,
. 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; the three others were the females Qiluk, Uquq, and Siku. They were orphaned as the result of hunting near the city of
Gambell, Alaska
Gambell ( ess, Sivuqaq, russian: Гамбелл) is a city
in the Nome Census Area of the U.S. state of Alaska. Located on St. Lawrence Island, it had a population of 640 at the 2020 census, down slightly from 649 in 2000.
History
''S ...
,
. Gambell's name in
Yupik Yupik may refer to:
* Yupik peoples, a group of indigenous peoples of Alaska and the Russian Far East
* Yupik languages, a group of Eskimo-Aleut languages
Yupꞌik (with the apostrophe) may refer to:
* Yup'ik people
The Yup'ik or Yupiaq (sg ...
"Sivuqaq" inspired his name. He died in 2015.
Research
Sivuqaq was the subject of research on the vocalisation,
reproductive habits,
and cognition
of walruses.
Acting career
Sivuqaq appeared as Jocko in ''
50 First Dates
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''.
References
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External links
* https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/health/20iht-20walrusbr.13033370.html
1994 animal births
2015 animal deaths
Individual animals in the United States
Individual walruses