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Walrus Love Affair No Big Thing Ily nOIIERT HETrS Copley News Service KAN DIECJO Hud Donnhoo hns a nuw love. Her name is Wendy. She wciutis liM pounds nncl lias whiskers as stiff ns bristles on nylon hnlrbrush, only lunger. Wendy Is a walrus nt Sea World. Bud is her keeper.

He lias but to call her name, iiiul she'll heave herself out of Ihc pool, flop on the ledge to mizzle up beside him, reaching up with a watery-eyed gaze for a kiss. It's not just cupboard love. Wendy likes food, and will gulp down all the clams you care to give her. Bui will) Bud the affection goes deeper. It has ripened over months of daily contact and communication.

Communication? "Sure we Bud says. "We may not always know exactly what we're say inn to each other, but when you spend hour after hour with an animal you build up a certain rapport. It's a language of harx pats, stroking, whistles, grunts and snorts." It was Ihc same with BudV last love GUI, the famou: Rent Makes--Portable and Standard limy wnuic which was returned the sen recently after ng ycnr nt Sea World and much valuable selen- itic data. At seven Ions she was thu largest mammal In captivity in the world. Donahoo established, comm i a i with her, too, I'hrco soft Uips signaled approval, three sharp slaps dis- ipproval.

Gigi responded accordingly, would even answer with the same number of grunts, iimi let him know by different sounds whether she was pleased or angry. She would let him ride on her back. He only had to tap her head and rub Ills hand along her lip for Itpr to open her mouth for food. On the ulorning of March 13, Gigi, with a radio transmitter fixed to her back for further scicnlific tracking, was turned loose in the Pacific. With a farewell pat from Bud, she swam into the open sea and out of his life, Now Wendy has taken Gigi's place.

She is one of four walruses enjoying the comforts of an arctic-style home in Uie moderate climate of San Diego. The others are Wanda, Wally and Willie. "Wendy is my favorite," Bud said. "She's affectionate and playful. Walruses love to play, and they're not so easy to train.

They like to do their own thing. They can be rough in the water. Not that they would purposely hurt you. They are just playing in their own way. "Until recently it was almost impossible to raise walruses in caplivily.

Now the mortality rate is down to zero. We have not lost any walruses in Uic last few years." Viewing of the walruses, both above and below water, is featured in Sea World's new "aquarium home. The specially designed simulated iceberg backdrop and sunning areas for the ani mals depict the natural arctic environment of the walrus There are two separate tanks one for underwater viewing the larger animals, and a spe cial tank to accommodate the baby walruses. The exhibit brings the friendly animals into close petting and feeding prox-, imity for visitors. Sea World actually consists of two worlds the-one the visitors see, with its walruses and sea' lions, stunting seals and dolphins, waterskiing chimp, roller-skating penguin and a variety of marine exhibits; the other- a behind-the-scenes, scientific world of behavioral, biological and other research, Scientists hope to use the in- America Abroad I COMPANY to several dozen oysters, Wendy lluS'7 Walrus likes nothing belter than a 'kiss on the whiskers from Bud Donahoo, her keeper at Sea World, San Diego, Calif.

(CNS. pholo) formation gatncred from the extensive study of Gigl, for instance, to help protect other members of this endangered species. Similarly, the experimental shark tank, although it functions as'a public-exhibit; also provides the oceanarium staff valuable new, information on the habits of these savage fish. Researchers are attempting to determine the psychological requirements of the large predators and the reasons that; no aquarium has yet been able to maintain them over a long time. Everybody's Glad Samantha's Back BRANFORD, Conn.

A S'obody knows how Samanlha, an eight-foot 40-pound boa constrictor, got of her 3ut everybody's jack. glad cage, she's 8 a.m. Wednesday, when th store opened. The store was closed whi! employes looked for the wan dering Samantha, finally flm ing her several hours late on top of puppy cage: perhaps looking for a snack. Employes at the J.

M. Holds department store in the Cherry Hill Shopping-Center discovered the (loon to cage The store reopened p.m., the mystery of cage door was solved. at 2:3 how Ih opened unr Don't leave rags in heap anywhere, as (hey open arid -SaiTiantha missing at burst into flame sponianeousl LONDON (AP) Great Brit aln's Conservative Dally Tcle- grtipli hns called President Nlx- m's record "impressive" while he Independent Times com mented that there was little new In flic President's accept ance speech at (he Miami Beach convention. "Ho has got the economy moving," said the Telegraph," "he has cut Inflation by half, Riots In the cities and on the campuses are a thing of the past. He hus, in fact, by hole and appropriate action agains both riot causes and side ef feels saved America from the iclnam rot that was destroy her." 'llio Times, commenting President's Miami speed nd the war issue, said: "Be nd the image of unity, of sue ess, of a greater, happie mcrlca, there was little no' Mr.

Nixon's speech. II ecord in foreign affairs lit wen marked by bold initiative oward Peking and Moscow Vhile the gains from these vi could well he immense, i lemselvcs they arc not proof achievement, the more so hile the war continues in Viel- am," Other foreign newspapers Iso commented' during the tast week on the U.S. prcsiclen- ial campaign. While Mr. Nixon seems to be more a i i Sen.

rtcGovern lends to project the mage of a strongly idealistic jolitician," said Asahi; Japan's )iggest paper. "Admittedly, the anti-war sentiments in the United States arc not as intense as they once vere. However, Mr. Nixon can- lot afford to ignore this fact, and the outcome of this year's election will he greatly in- 1 luenced by developments in Vietnam between now and election day." 'Two months before the American election, the slrale- gits of the two candidates remain mysterious," Lc Devpir of Montreal commented." Mr. Nixon lets fly a thousand and one statements that raise and support a thousand interpretations.

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