From CBC News:
Call it a match made in Marineland. A trainer at the Niagara Falls, Ont., amusement park has captured the affections of a 365-kilogram, five-year-old female walrus.
Smooshi has been smitten with trainer Phil Demers since arriving at Marineland from Russia about four years ago.
It was his job to make the transition to her new home a comfortable one and he won the animal’s heart by removing her from a medical exam room when she became frightened.