This Rescued King Penguin Loved Going To The Fish Market So Much That His Family Taught Him How To Buy Fish On His Own(5 photos)


Even though so many people regard penguins to be utterly charming, very few of us would dare to keep them as pets under the correct conditions. But when the chance occurred, one Japanese family didn't hesitate to keep one in their house, making it perhaps one of the strangest pets ever seen. pintiks writes

In fact, it was so uncommon back then that reporters from all around the world were attempting to contact the family and interview them. Real TV was able to produce a little documentary on the concerned penguin, Lala, who resides in a tiny Japanese community, in the 1990s.


Meet Lala, a kind King penguin that spent years residing with a Japanese family.

Lala was about 10 years old when the documentary was produced in 1996. Lala the King penguin used to spend his days wandering the streets of his town while residing in an air-conditioned room.



Lala continued returning to the market after the family took him there for the first time. The family then decided to equip him with a little bag and train Lala to purchase fish on his own.


It's obvious that seeing the penguin going about with his small bag must have been quite a sight for the people!

You might be asking how the heck this family ever found Lala.



Evidently, a fishing net captured and wounded the unfortunate penguin. Lala was adopted by the family, who cared for him as he recovered.

The decision was taken to retain the penguin and to ensure that he would have a nice existence in circumstances that are unusual for penguins since at that point the penguin had grown too connected to the family and didn't want to leave them. Lala, regrettably, is no longer with us, but his memory lives on.
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