The truth about Happy Feet's home

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Mon, 08 Aug 2011 7:00p.m.

Environmentalists have concerns about what is happening in the Ross Sea, where many penguins live

Environmentalists have concerns about what is happening in the Ross Sea, where many penguins live

He is a bird that can't fly, and seems to be stuck in a fridge.

Happy Feet, the lost emperor, is in his 'enclosure' at Wellington Zoo, and is being live streamed to the world. You can watch him day and night.

And don't feel silly doing it - many others are watching too.

The bird was named after the movie Happy Feet, in which a dancing emperor penguin leaves Antarctica to alert humans to the problem of overfishing in his icy homeland. 

There's a suggestion that this penguin which washed up on a Kapiti beach is here to do exactly the same - except for the dancing bit.

It's a long stretch, but one environmental group is pushing the penguin's visit as a sign that all is not happy in the Ross Sea, where most of Happy Feet's family lives.

Watch the video.

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12 Aug 2011 01:05p.m.

Tanya wrote:

Happy Feet: We need to protect the ross sea from being raped by all fishing companys in New Zealand and around the world ,as soon we wont have these's wonderfull creatures ,that humans have pushed closer too the brink, and whos to say that we havent done too much damage already

09 Aug 2011 08:41p.m.

owen dryland wrote:

REQUEST.CAMPBELL liVE: IS IT POSSIBLE FOR YOU TO RUN A POLL, TO ALLOW THE CHRISTCHURCH PUBLIC TO STATE WHETHER THEY WONT A NEW CATHEDRAL, BEFORE WE ATTEND TO THE MANY URGENT MATTERS, INCLUDING, THE MASSIVE DEBT WE ALREADY HAVE. THANK YOU. OWEN & DIANA DRYLAND