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From our scientist, Hiltrun Ratz, PhD
scientist@penguins.org.nz |
Here is our white-flippered penguin finished with the moult and over the munchies. In fact he ran away from the camera instead of gobbling down his food. This is always a good sign that the bird has fully recovered and ready to be released. This is what the little white-flippered penguin looked like when we first saw him. He was sitting on a rock surrounded by water so we could not catch him. The next day he had come off his rock and sat among some seals where we could retrieve him and take him into rehab. As you could see on a previous post he was desperately hungry.
Next post will be his last supper - you won't believe how good he looked! This yellow-eyed penguin pair is in about week 1 of the moult. The feathers are standing up and give them a woolly look, they fall out easily if the bird is handled but the new feathers are barely through the skin. As these grow they push the old feather away, they come loose and will drop off very quickly, especially when it is windy. For now though, they are enjoying the shade, the box and each other's company.
.... you ought to stand on it. These two were out last yellow-eyed penguin chicks released from hospital and are in our soft-release pen by the beach. The water dish got turned over and the chick took the opportunity to stand on it.
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