Perhaps as a result of human influence, animals have started engaging in
some very strange pastimes. Videos of singing dogs, piano-playing cats, and
ferrets pulling out circus acts can be found everywhere on social media. The
following animal has picked up an odd interest from its human friends. By
August 2020, Pierre, a rockhopper penguin living at the Perth Zoo in
Australia, will be quarantined because of a medical condition. The team
devised a unique entertainment program to divert the penguin from his
loneliness.
A rockhopper penguin, Pierre. He is a very unusual bird and is less than a
year old. According to Perth Zoo, there are currently less than 240,300
breeding rockhopper pairs worldwide.
You might be curious as to how he came to Australia given that rockhoppers
generally inhabit islands near the Indian or South Atlantic oceans. Pierre
had been on a lengthy swim when he was discovered on a beach in southwest
Australia, according to experts. He was sent to the Perth Zoo to rest up
after his exhausting journey.
Pierre's moulting stopped in the middle of the procedure while he was being
held. The zookeepers hypothesized that Pierre had either been exposed to
something in the environment or didn't have enough nutrition to develop new
feathers. Perth Zoo reported that the long-distance swimmer was also
extremely underweight.
Although there are other penguins at the zoo, Pierre was the only
rockhopper there. He had no acceptable company because he was so far away
from home. As a result, nobody was available to keep the little bird
amused.
Zookeepers started showing Pierre films and live streaming to ease his
homesickness. The youngster enjoys spending time with an understanding
person while watching the shows, which are aired on an iPad. During his
viewing periods, Pierre has been observed fluttering his wings and paying
close attention to the TV.
What does a penguin prefer to watch? Penguins in general, of course! Pierre
is drawn to seeing live feeds of other birds from the Edinburgh and Kansas
City zoos. He also enjoys Pingu, an animated film about a family of
penguins.
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