Penguin Becomes ‘Guide Bird’ for Fellow Penguin Suffering with Cataracts
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A penguin has become a ‘guide-bird’ for a fellow penguin with poor vision, escorting her around their enclosure to get food and helping her build confidence.
The animal helper named ‘Penguin’ has bonded with ‘Squid’ the three-year-old that suffers from cataracts. A condition that clouds the lens of the eye. When Squid was hatched, she displayed the typical lively and vocal traits of a penguin chick. Despite developing cataracts at just six weeks old.
Squid is often disoriented during busy feeding times and relies on Penguin to be her eyes. Penguin has become Squid’s beacon, guiding her around the enclosure and acting as her ‘eyes’. They are now inseparable to the delight of their human keepers at Birdworld who are sharing their remarkable relationship.
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