Amazing Penguin Story

[hoegaandit]

Penguin is putting on weight and getting fesitier. The zoo is working on cooling down their saltwater pool so he can get out of his little room and have a swim - should happen this week.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/5267360/New-playground-for-Happy-Feet

[chanticocat]

That's great. I stopped by my work on Friday(my off day) to pay my tab. The front desk informed me that a pelican had been brought in and would be transported  far north of Tucson. We think he came in from Mexico wihich is about 40 minute drive from my job.

[hoegaandit]

Funny how some animals go astray. They are having a lot of trouble with a ferret which has somehow swum out to Kapiti Island, a bird sanctuary around here which is some miles offshore. I know there are some ferret lovers on this site but I am afraid they are pulling out all the stops to catch it (at a possible cost of around a hundred thousand dollars!)

Anyway - the Emperor Penguin has finally had his first swim in a saltwater pool at the zoo which I think is great as he must have been going stir crazy a bit in that little refrigerated room he was being held - http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/5336902/Happy-Feet-hits-the-pool

[hoegaandit]

Video - the pool is pretty small for a penguin who swam thousands of miles in the open ocean but at least it's a start!

http://www.3news.co.nz/Snow-and-ice-mean-Happy-Feet-gets-a-swim/tabid/1216/articleID/219971/Default.aspx

[hoegaandit]

Penguin on its way back - is going to be dropped off near Campbell Island (about 500 miles south of New Zealand), near the northern extremity of the range of where Emperor Penguins are usually found. I don't think this is far south enough myself, but hopefully he can find his way back to the Antarctic from there!

http://news.msn.co.nz/video?uuid=d965493f-ab9b-4d80-ab69-8b14929f6b74

[hoegaandit]

Penguin now released - hope all goes well for him! (There is a tracker to watch his progress)

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/happy-feet-heads-home-gentle-nudge-4383094/video

http://www.nzemperor.com/