Pingu the penguin was spotted by a local resident who thought he was a 'soft toy' at first.
Adelie penguin Pingu was found looking lost and tired by local Birdlings Flat residents
The Adélie penguin, who has now been affectionately named Pingu by locals, was found looking lost on the coast.It is only the third recorded incident of an Adélie penguin being found on New Zealand's coast. "First I thought it a soft toy, suddenly the penguin moved his head , so I realized it was real," Mr Singh told the BBC.
Mr Stracke was shocked to find that the penguin was an Adélie penguin - a species that lives exclusively on the Antarctic peninsula. Mr Stracke, along with a veterinarian, rescued the penguin that same evening.Blood tests performed on Pingu showed that it was slightly underweight and dehydrated. It has since been given fluids and fed via a feeding tube.
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