The Story of: I Has a Buckit

Did you know the lolrus really existed? his name was Minazo. Minazo is a famous southern elephant seal who lived in Enoshima Aquarium in Japan until his death in October of 2005. He was 11 years old, 15 feet long, and weighed two tons. Southern elephant seals are the largest of all pinnipeds, and Minazo was a prime example.
His name was a combination of three kanji characters meaning “beautiful”, “male”, and “elephant”. Minazo was brought to Japan from Uruguay in 1995. The seal soon mastered a variety of comical feats, including a popular stunt in which he held a bucket with one flipper while sticking out his tongue.
And here’s his story:
























































