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Two-month-old Kaya has made history, becoming the first walrus to be born in the Middle East or North Africa.
The park’s senior zoological director,Scott McCoy, says the calf’s birth is a huge milestone,not only for SeaWorld but for the zoological industry as a whole.
Kaya may be small for now, but under the care of staff and her watchful mum, she will gain nearly a kilo per day, with walruses typically weighing up to 1.5 tonnes as adults.
The marine mammal has a gestation period of around 15 months, and specialists monitored her mother, Smooshi, closely throughout her pregnancy.
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