A penguin, whose natural habitat is Antarctica, was found miles away on the New Zealand coast. After the intervention of health workers, he was released to a safe beach.
This is what the locals call Pingu adelie penguinHe was found lost and tired on the shore. The penguin, who came from kilometers away, was released in a safe area after health checks completed by experts.
Experts, who stated that Adelie penguins have been found from these shores twice before, say that penguins your mysterious travels highlighted the need for further investigation.
Pingu was found 3000 kilometers from its natural habitat
A person named Harry Singh encountered a penguin while hiking on Birdlings Flat beach, south of Christchurch city. “When I first saw it, I thought it was a toy, but when you move I realized it was a real penguin” Singh said the penguin did not want a predator in the area to harm him. ways to save He said he was calling. The penguin looked quite tired and an abnormal situation Noticing that it was a penguin, Harry Singh reached out to Thomas Stracke, who has been rehabilitating penguins on New Zealand’s South Island for nearly 10 years. When Stracke realized that the penguin found was the Adelie penguin, a species that lives only on the Antarctic peninsula you are very surprised by stating “Perhaps the animal has lost its way“ said. Thomas Stracke, along with a veterinarian, rescued the missing penguin that day. Antarctic Pingu in health checks It was observed that his blood values were low, he was hungry and thirsty. Pingu, after the necessary medical interventions with liquid and nutritional supplements, to a safe beach left.
Similar events took place in 1962 and 1993, and the Adelie penguin was found off the coast of New Zealand. Although some penguin species live in this region, it is not possible for Antarctic penguins to live. Experts underlined that the emergence of Adelie penguins in this region is alarming. Philip Seddon, professor of Zoology at the University of Otaga, said that Adelie penguins’ visits to the New Zealand coast are in the ocean. unconscious He said it could be a sign of change. He emphasized the necessity of further studies in this area for the entire marine ecosystem.
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