[Aichi] Miracle Penguin caught after escaping 45km in two weeks．

[AFP = Jiji Press] A female Cape penguin that escaped from an event venue in central Aichi Prefecture was found safe and sound two weeks later on a coast about 45 kilometers away. Zookeepers call it a “miracle.” The escaped animal was a 6-year-old named “Pen-chan,” who was born and raised in a breeding facility. On the 25th of last month, he ran away from the event venue into the sea. I had never swam in the ocean before. Zookeeper Ryosuke Imai said he thought it would be “difficult” for the cub to survive. A large-scale search was immediately launched, but efforts were hindered by a strong typhoon that had struck the Japanese archipelago. However, on the 8th of this month, Imai received a report that the creature was seen floating happily on the shoreline of a beach 45 kilometers away. “We thought he was exhausted but he was swimming as usual,” he told AFP after Pen-chan was captured. “It’s beyond amazing. It’s a miracle.” Imai said that they must have caught their own fish and crabs to eat.

愛知で脱走したペンギンを45キロ離れた海岸で発見 飼育員「奇跡」 - ライブドアニュース

愛知県中部で開かれていたイベント会場から脱走していた雌のケープペンギン。2週間後に約45キロ離れた海岸で無事発見された。生き延びるのは「厳しい」とみていた飼育員は「奇跡」だと話している

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