The Sound of One Walrus Clapping
Spoiler: It’s very loud.
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Sivuqaq the walrus demonstrated the sound he can make with his flippers at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif. He’s probably not giving you the slow clap. Probably.
By Sabrina Imbler
June 29, 2021, 7:03 p.m. ET
Starting in the late 2000s, Colleen Reichmuth and Ole Larsen made a number of visits to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, Calif., to hear a walrus make some noise. The male Pacific walrus, named Sivuqaq, was approaching sexual maturity, which meant he might soon spout the signature din that male walruses make in breeding season.