VIDEO: Happy Feet feeding time

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Mon, 08 Aug 2011 8:36p.m.

Happy Feet

Happy Feet

Now that Happy Feet is healthy and thriving, Wellington Zoo have decided to feed him just once a day.

Feeding takes place between 4pm and 6pm New Zealand time, depending on the workload of zoo staff.

Because so many of Happy Feet’s fans have been asking about it, 3 News has managed to capture his feeding time on video so that you can watch it at any time of the day.

What is Happy Feet's dinner made up of:

  • The liquid is fluids and electrolytes - so basically it is penguin powerade
  • He is fed 1kg of salmon or sardines once per day; this has reduced because he is doing well.
  • He now weighs 26 kg

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13 Aug 2011 06:31a.m.

enzo wrote:

son unos genios! lo que hacen por el animal, valor a la vida se llama, saludos desde Argentina

11 Aug 2011 11:53a.m.

Barney wrote:

Eat it or else! This reminds me of my kids and brussels sprouts, haha.

11 Aug 2011 08:41a.m.

Jen wrote:

Had to turn this vid off half way through. Was expecting a few fish to be thrown at him . . Suppose because its liquid he needs to be stressed with a hose down his stomach. And he needs to be released, even if all the thousands are wasted. No life in a zoo. A kelly tarltons visit during the school holidays reinforced this to me.

10 Aug 2011 07:15p.m.

CL wrote:

After all the money and time spent on the little bloke, I think it is an asinine decision to send him back. Surely there is a way of keeping him at a zoo or sanctuary somewhere in the world? He didn't get lost for a reason so won't he have trouble locating his home? Use some common sense! Sticking him back in the Southern Ocean and letting him fend for himself is a disaster waiting to happen. HP has brought prominence to himself and to the Wellington Zoo -- consider this. No doubt he will wind up dead.

10 Aug 2011 04:22a.m.

Destry wrote:

I worry that if you release in New Zeland he won't know his way back home, as he is a young penguin. Please do the right thing, after so much effort and money. He may die if cant find his way back home.

09 Aug 2011 07:03p.m.

Icebox wrote:

I'm just wondering, it seems that we are forcing HF to be fed? Does this mean that he cannot eat on his own? Is this his feeding area or he stay all the time? Now Im not sure if If its okay for him to be in the Zoo because of the space he have. I also dont know if releasing him far from home will also be good since Im not sure if he can find his way. Hope he will end up in a safe, happy place. Zoo or to be release.

09 Aug 2011 02:32p.m.

bajeha wrote:

Thank you, 3news, for providing the 24/7 web cam for Happy Feet and Wellington Zoo. It is a great public service for animal supporters around the globe. I hope it helping the zoo raise the funds needed for HF’s continuing care and eventual return to the sea. Many of us must keep very strange hours to watch key events. As an American who lives 16 hours behind NZ time, I’ve had to stay up past midnight to see Happy Feet get his afternoon meals in Wellington. Now that you’ve provided this video, maybe I’ll get more sleep. (If you could just put up one where a caretaker’s head doesn’t block the view...) Again, thank you for providing this wonderful service, and for making the videos that have documented Happy Feet’s plight and recovery process available. Yet another example of how kiwis always step up to do the right thing.

09 Aug 2011 05:14a.m.

Melissa Clifton wrote:

I was wodering since he has been in captivity for so long,is it better for him to stay at your zoo or would it be in his best interest to be released,i have grown to love the little fella so i would hate for something to happen to him when he is released,will he still have his ability to survive in the wild after soo long;)

09 Aug 2011 04:29a.m.

Rila wrote:

Thanks so much for this excellent service.

However, I just saw fishes were fed into the lady's head instead for a couple of days...