Mitik, a 15 week old orphaned baby walrus, was rescued off the coast of Alaska, and brought to his new home today, at the New York Aquarium in Brooklyn.
Because walruses are social animals, Mitik's rescuers believe the Aquarium is a perfect fit for the 234-pound baby. He'll join two other walruses-- Nuka and Kulu, already in residence.
Check out Chris Jansing's report on Mitik's incredible journey:
After being rescued by locals on the Alaskan coast, two baby walruses have been nursed back to health – one was sent off to Indianapolis and another to the New York Aquarium. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.




Liberal racism sightings have become like a lunatic’s version of “Where’s Waldo?” Kevin Baker of Harper’s magazine says Romney’s referring to his “five boys” in last week’s debate was how he “slyly found a way” to call Obama a “boy.” Says Baker: “How the right’s hard-core racists must have howled at that!”MSNBC’s Chris Matthews says the word “apartment” is racist because black people live in apartments. He also says the word “Chicago” is racist because — despite its well-known reputation as the home of Al Capone and the Daley machine — a lot of black people live there, too. (And don’t get him started on “Chicago apartments”!)As we go to press, Matthews is working on an exciting new hypothesis that peanut butter is racist.Meanwhile, my new favorite actress, Stacey Dash, sends an inoffensive little tweet supporting Mitt Romney and is buried in tweets calling her “an indoor slave” and a “jiggaboo,” who was “slutting (herself) to the white man.” (And those were just the tweets from the Obama 2012 Re-election Campaign!)
Could we get an expert opinion from Chris Matthews or Kevin Baker about whether any of that is racist?
It’s a strange thing with liberals. They spend so much time fawning over black nonentities — like Maya Angelou, Eugene Robinson, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Rachel Maddow’s very, very, very special black guest Melissa Harris-Perry — that, every once in awhile, they seem to erupt in racist bile to restore their mental equilibrium.
After President George W. Bush appointed Condoleezza Rice the first black female secretary of state, she was maligned in racist cartoons portraying her as Aunt Jemima, Butterfly McQueen from “Gone With the Wind,” a fat-lipped Bush parrot and other racist cliches.
Kevin Baker didn’t notice any of that because he was working on his theory that referring to your sons is racist.
When Michael Steele ran for senator from Maryland, he was depicted in blackface and with huge red lips by liberal blogger Steve Gilliard. Sen. Charles Schumer’s Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee dug up a copy of Steele’s credit report — something done to no other Republican candidate.
Is that more or less racist than Romney mentioning his sons? More or less racist than the word “apartment”?
Mia Love, a black Republican running for Congress in Utah had her Wikipedia page hacked with racist bile, heavy on the N-word. Her campaign headquarters has been bombarded with racist graffiti and slimy mailings with pictures of Klansman next to photos of her family.
Some would say that’s even more racist than Romney talking about his sons.
http://www.humanevents.com/2012/10/10/ann-coulter-got-racism/
It's not about "racism" its about policies that overwhelmingly support the richest and do nothing for the rest of us 47%. And ps. the president is multi-racial,or haven't you noticed that?
Sully...
What the HELL does anything you said have to do with baby walrus, Mitik?
The phrase, "Republican troll using every opportunity to attack Obama/Democrats" comes to mind...
Why don't you grow up, or at least, go away?
Go away is better. Way better.
Personally, I'm disappointed that they separated the two babies... These two were obviously siblings, who survived their loss and ordeal together... They are the only family they have and know...
If they did that to two humans, there would be such an outcry... but, because they're animals, nobody cares...
I thought that too David. They may not be siblings though. How many walruses does a mother have at one time? But, it still would have been nice if they could have been sent to the same place, especially since Mitik got sent to the old folks home! LOL
I had no idea walrus's were so people friendly. The picture is charming. So relaxed and comfortable.
I'm with you David. If they were human children, I bet they would have at least made an effort to keep them together. I don't know why some people just don't get it that animals have souls and are people too!