Hospital wing

Here we have some of our adult yellow-eyed penguins that are in care at the moment. Two have broken out of their pens and are running up and down the corridor talking to everyone. That's fine - they can't get out and if that is where they want to be, it's all good.
These penguins were all brought in because there was something 'off' about them: they looked like they wanted to start moulting but were too thin; they sat in a really unusual place - far away from their nest site or on a remote beach; they acted oddly, like it was super easy to catch them. We checked them all for avian malaria and some had it and were treated for it. Everyone wants to moult and they have the munchies, so they are super easy to feed - got watch out for the two in the corridor though: they don't nip you in the leg when you are feeding someone else. Cheeky buggers!!