High hopes for New Zealand’s Happy Feet
‘Happy Feet’ – the Antarctic emperor penguin that made New Zealand visitor arrival history by finding its way to a North Island beach – continues its fight for life under the watchful eye of Kiwi medics and conservation experts.
The juvenile penguin hit international headlines last week (22.6.11) when it came ashore on Peka Peka Beach, on the Kapiti Coast north of Wellington, and 3200km from his usual home in Antarctica.
It is only the second recorded sighting of an emperor penguin on New Zealand shores.