Arthur the Penguin
Penguin Rehab and Release are a local
He came in at only 738 g, very underweight
Landcare group with a gang of extraordinarily
and severely dehydrated. He had dried oil on
committed volunteers. Arthur’s Story by Kathy
the surface of his feathers, and evidence that
Grieveson, is available on the Landcare Tas
he had been struck by a vehicle, and suffered
website, and you can also follow updates
a traumatic brain injury, lacerations to his face
about penguins in care on their Facebook
and eyes, long gouges scraped off his upper
page. Here’s part of Arthur’s Story, that
bill, and the feathers on his face appeared to
demonstrates the effort that the volunteers put
have been singed by the hot chassis. He had
in.
also ingested oil.
Arthur is quite an extraordinary Little Penguin
Arthur’s carers followed vet advice and
who came into care with some extraordinary
treated
complications. He was found in January at
painkillers,
the mouth of Crayfish Creek, sinking into the
bandages, dressings, home-made sponge-
sand at low tide. Huge thanks to Juleen who
clogs, hand-feeding, swim-training, weight-
found him and recognised that something
loss advice, entertainment and, clearly, a lot
was wrong, thereby giving this amazing
of dedication.
penguin a second chance.
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him
slowly
and
antibiotics,
carefully,
gentle
with
bathing,
