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| A penguin has been rescued from a stormwater drain in Sydney’s inner west. | A penguin has been rescued from a stormwater drain in Sydney’s inner west. |
| Haberfield residents Josh Pirini and Scott Martin reported the young little penguin trapped and alone in a stormwater drain on Frenchs Lane to the RSPCA New South Wales. | Haberfield residents Josh Pirini and Scott Martin reported the young little penguin trapped and alone in a stormwater drain on Frenchs Lane to the RSPCA New South Wales. |
| The bird, stuck inside a smaller pipe within the drain, was reportedly distressed and made “wild noises” when they attempted to pick him up. | The bird, stuck inside a smaller pipe within the drain, was reportedly distressed and made “wild noises” when they attempted to pick him up. |
| Tyson Hohlein and one other RSPCA NSW inspector managed to flush the blocked penguin out with a gush of water. | Tyson Hohlein and one other RSPCA NSW inspector managed to flush the blocked penguin out with a gush of water. |
| Hohlein said the bird was “pretty bright and alert”, if slightly underweight. “He was probably a bit confused about what was going on, a bit stressed out about the situation,” he said. | Hohlein said the bird was “pretty bright and alert”, if slightly underweight. “He was probably a bit confused about what was going on, a bit stressed out about the situation,” he said. |
| In two years as an inspector with the RSPCA NSW, Hohlein said he had never seen a penguin as far inland as the inner west. | In two years as an inspector with the RSPCA NSW, Hohlein said he had never seen a penguin as far inland as the inner west. |
| The bird was likely to have come from the Sydney harbour little penguin colony near Manly, about 25km by road from where it was found. There, Hohlein said, they were “very common”. “But not in Haberfield,” he said. | The bird was likely to have come from the Sydney harbour little penguin colony near Manly, about 25km by road from where it was found. There, Hohlein said, they were “very common”. “But not in Haberfield,” he said. |
| The bird was taken to Taronga Zoo – which has a large colony of little penguins, including 12 breeding pairs – where he was given food and fluids. Taronga Zoo’s wildlife hospital treats about 30 of the birds annually. | The bird was taken to Taronga Zoo – which has a large colony of little penguins, including 12 breeding pairs – where he was given food and fluids. Taronga Zoo’s wildlife hospital treats about 30 of the birds annually. |
| The animal, which is just a few months old, is recovering in an intensive care ward and has been given fluids because it’s underweight and quite weak, said the zoo. | The animal, which is just a few months old, is recovering in an intensive care ward and has been given fluids because it’s underweight and quite weak, said the zoo. |
| It was too early to say when it would be released, said a zoo spokesman. | It was too early to say when it would be released, said a zoo spokesman. |
| The little penguin’s rescue was some weeks shy of Penguin Awareness Day – 20 January – which coincides with the birds’ annual northward migration. | The little penguin’s rescue was some weeks shy of Penguin Awareness Day – 20 January – which coincides with the birds’ annual northward migration. |
| Otherwise known as fairy penguins, the little penguin is the smallest species of penguin and the only one native to Australia. It weighs about 1kg and reaches about 30cm in height. | Otherwise known as fairy penguins, the little penguin is the smallest species of penguin and the only one native to Australia. It weighs about 1kg and reaches about 30cm in height. |
| They are usually found at the entrance to the harbour in the east of the city, and it is unusual for them to travel this far west. | They are usually found at the entrance to the harbour in the east of the city, and it is unusual for them to travel this far west. |
| The emperor penguin that features in the film Happy Feet can grow as much as 1.3m tall and weigh up to 40kg. They are the largest and most southerly distributed of all species. | The emperor penguin that features in the film Happy Feet can grow as much as 1.3m tall and weigh up to 40kg. They are the largest and most southerly distributed of all species. |
| In 2011an emperor penguin was found eating sand on a beach in the lower North Island of New Zealand – the first time in 44 years the bird had been sighted there. | In 2011an emperor penguin was found eating sand on a beach in the lower North Island of New Zealand – the first time in 44 years the bird had been sighted there. |
| Named Happy Feet, he was rereleased into the wild following months of specialist care and tens of thousands of dollars of donations. | Named Happy Feet, he was rereleased into the wild following months of specialist care and tens of thousands of dollars of donations. |