japanese captive penguin found safe and sound two weeks after escaping, keeper calls it a 'miracle'
2024-09-13
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[global times comprehensive report] according to the japan times on the 11th, a female horned penguin escaped from an event site in aichi prefecture. two weeks later, it was found by the public and was safe and sound. the keeper called it a "miracle."
the escaped penguin is reportedly named "penchan" and was born and raised in captivity. according to the keeper ryosuke imai, the six-year-old "penchan" had never swam in the high seas before, nor had the experience of surviving and hunting alone. on august 25, it escaped from the event venue into the sea and has not been seen since.
after the penguin escaped, the rescue team immediately launched a search, but due to the strong typhoon landing, the search and rescue operation was not smooth. the rescue team and the breeder even felt "desperate", and they believed that "penchan", who lacked experience in wild life, might not survive for more than a week. unexpectedly, on september 8, an eyewitness claimed to have seen the penguin on the coast 45 kilometers away from the event site. the breeder said: "i thought 'penchan' would be very tired, but its condition was the same as usual, which is simply a miracle. it has lost some weight, but everything else is fine." (strict)
