Table 1. Experimental Subjects.
Subject | Birth year | Age (years) | Body Length (cm) | Mass (kg) | Birth Location |
Filou | 2006 | 4 | 130 | 68.4 | captivity |
Luca | 2002 | 8 | 143 | 84.5 | captivity |
Malte | 1999 | 11 | 141* | 108.5 | captivity |
Nick | 1999 | 11 | 161 | 102 | captivity |
Bill | 1998 | 12 | 150 | 94 | captivity |
Henry | 1997 | 13 | 151 | 75 | captivity |
Sam | 1994 | 16 | 153 | 89 | captivity |
Marco | 1982 | 28 | 143 | 85.5 | unknown |
Body length follows American Society of Mammalogists standards [77].
This subject lacks the small tail in between the hind flippers (average tail length: 8 cm).