An online campaign that raised $25,000 supported the work’s creation. Freya resting on a boat in Oslo’s Frognerkilen. Tor Erik Schrøder/NTB, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images ...

Freya closed in six feet from his legs as he hoisted himself up. “It sneaks up on you,” he said. On board, his heart pounded and he thought of escape routes. The walrus barked monstrously.

The marine mammals migrate along the coast to feed on mollusks and other invertebrates in shallow waters. Freya rests on a boat in Frognerkilen, Oslo Fjord, Norway, on July 19, 2022.

Marco DeMeireles at the Chernin Group, an investor in both Dadi and Ro, introduced the two companies. Dadi was founded in 2019 to reinvent sperm collection, testing, and storage.

Freya's journey to Oslo most likely started in the Arctic, but over the last year she appeared to have undertaken a European tour, with sightings in UK, Dutch, Danish and Swedish waters.