Emperor Penguin on NZ's Kapiti Coast
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Emperor Penguin on NZ's Kapiti Coast
An interesting story, and a little sad. A juvenile Antarctic Penguin has ended up (still alive, though eating sand) on the Kapiti Coast:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10733850
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10733850
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There is video of the penguin here:
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/an...622-1gebr.html
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/an...622-1gebr.html
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Here's the latest news:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10734050
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10734050
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The poor little penguin's health is now deteriorating (after inadvertently entertaining crowds on the Kapiti Coast, he now may die), so he is being taken to Wellington Zoo for a check-up:
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/1...mperor-penguin
http://www.odt.co.nz/news/national/1...mperor-penguin
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Me, too. I am worried about him. I keep thinking about how crowds watched him eat sand. No one brought him any ice to chew on.
Maybe things can still work out for him (fingers crossed). SeaWorld San Diego has a group of Emperor Penguins he could join perhaps, if he survives. Here is the latest (he has been offered a ride home if he can survive in Wellington until February):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10734485
Maybe things can still work out for him (fingers crossed). SeaWorld San Diego has a group of Emperor Penguins he could join perhaps, if he survives. Here is the latest (he has been offered a ride home if he can survive in Wellington until February):
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10734485
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