# How long could a walrus survive on a diet of only matzot and water? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 7, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678 "2004-04-07T03:28:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Gadfly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/aeb1de/32.png) [@Gadfly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gadfly)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/1 "2004-04-07T03:28:01Z")
The title question says it all, pretty much. This is in the Walrus’ normal habitat, with an unlimited supply of matzot. ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Stan\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Doubt)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/2 "2004-04-07T03:48:37Z")
In their natural habitat, walruses eat a lot more protein and, \, seafood. Matzos are mostly made from flour and contain a comparably small amount protein, to say nothing of the B vitamins, minerals and fat content that a walrus needs. Their tusks’ similarity to a clam rake implies rooting in the ocean bottom for clams, worms and snails (their diet of choice), thogh the importance of clams in the Walrus diet has probably have been overestimated . My WAG is that a low protein diet of only Matzo would be fatal for a walrus. Eating only Matzo, a walrus would die in 2-6 months, if nutritional supplements were not added. YWMV (Your Walrus May Vary) ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/3 "2004-04-07T04:48:14Z")
> [@](#): > > clams, worms and snails So much for kashrut. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/4 "2004-04-07T12:34:46Z")
Planning an interesting seder? ---
**Author:** ![ReuvenB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9fc348/32.png) [@ReuvenB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReuvenB)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/5 "2004-04-07T12:37:18Z")
A long time. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jurph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/50afbb/32.png) [@Jurph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurph)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/6 "2004-04-07T15:10:33Z")
Next year in… okay, I’ll bite. Where did you get a Jewish walrus? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/7 "2004-04-07T15:15:19Z")
The time has come, the Walrus said, to speak of many things… ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/8 "2004-04-07T16:27:13Z")
Animal linguists have recently discovered that “Goo goo ge joob” is Walrus for “Enough with the damn matzo already! Bring me some clams, worms, and snails!” ---
**Author:** ![heresiarch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/278dde/32.png) [@heresiarch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heresiarch)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/9 "2004-04-07T16:44:40Z")
OK, I’m really curious. What prompted this question? ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2004, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-long-could-a-walrus-survive-on-a-diet-of-only-matzot-and-water/238678/10 "2004-04-07T18:45:37Z")
No Gefilte fish? Barbarian!