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Wayward
Penguin(企鹅)Released South of New Zealand
He needed a little push before speeding backward down a
slide. Once in the water, he held his head up for one last look. And then he
was gone. The wayward emperor penguin {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (know) as “Happy Feet” was back home in
Antarctic waters after a temporary stay in New Zealand.
Happy Feet was released into the ocean south of New Zealand
on Sunday, more than two months after he came ashore on a beach nearly 2,000
miles from home and became an instant celebrity. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (speak) from a satellite phone, Wellington Zoo
veterinarian Lisa Argilla said Happy Feet's release went remarkably smoothly.
Argilla said crew members from the boat carried the penguin inside his box to
the rear part of the ship for his final send-off.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#} when they opened the door of the box, the
penguin showed no interest in leaving.
“I needed to give him a little tap on his back,” Argilla
said.
The penguin slipped down the slide on his stomach, bottom
first, she said. He resurfaced about 6 feet from the boat, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (take) a look up at the people aboard, and
then disappeared beneath the surface.
“I was really happy to see him go,” Argilla said. “The best
part of my job is when you get to release animals back into the wild {#blank#}5{#/blank#} they are supposed to be.”
The 3-foot-tall bird was found on June 20 on Peka Peka Beach,
about 40 miles northwest of New Zealand's capital, Wellington. It has been 44
years {#blank#}6{#/blank#} an emperor penguin was last spotted in the
wild in New Zealand.
At first, conservation authorities said they would wait and
let nature take its course with the penguin. But it soon became clear the bird's
condition was growing {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (bad), as he swallowed sand and, likely
mistaking it for snow.
{#blank#}8{#/blank#} the world watching, authorities finally took
action, moving the penguin to the Wellington Zoo four days after he was
discovered. It was at the zoo {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the bird was given a home in a room filled
with a bed of ice so he wouldn't overheat.
Now that Happy Feet {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (nurse) back to health, his chances are as
good as they are for any other penguin in the wild.
“He swam away, not caring about us anymore,” Argilla said.
She paused.
“And that is a good thing,” she said.
