Penguin at Perth Zoo overcomes his isolation by binge enjoying Pingu

A penguin that needed to be separated due to health conditions is enjoying TELEVISION program Pingu to treat his isolation.

Pierre the penguin remains in rehab at Perth Zoo in Western Australia after his yearly moult stopped midway through, implying his coat isn’t water resistant.

To keep him captivated, Zookeepers have actually been utilizing an iPad to livestream video footage of other penguins at Kansas Zoo in the United States and Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland. He likewise likes to see episodes of Pingu – an animated TELEVISION program about a household of penguins.

One of his carers stated Pierre delights in utilizing the iPad and is exceptionally interested by the other penguins. Footage reveals him gladly flapping his wings as he views the iPad’s screen.

Pierre is less than a years of age and is believed to have actually come to the zoo after enduring a ‘record breaking’ swim from islands in the Indian or South Atlantic Ocean, prior to cleaning ashore on a beach in southwest Australia.

Vets stated his moult might have stopped because he wasn’t getting the best nutrients to sustain plume development or due to the fact that of ecological conditions.   

Dr Peter Ricci informed ABC Pierre requires to gain weight to assist with his moult prior to he can be launched back into the wild.

‘He is a pretty cool little penguin. He is really used to people – and being the only Rockhopper we have in care we try and make his life as enriching as possible while he grows his feathers back,’ Dr Ricci stated.

Rockhoppers are a few of the rarest penguins in the world, with less than 240,300 reproducing sets around. 

Dr Ricci stated it might take a while prior to Pierre can be launched into the mainstream population. 

Every day he is fed, offered a light water mist and weighed and likes to examine himself out in the mirror.

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