CCAMLR will be meeting in Hobart this November (and next) to decide the future of Happy Feet’s real home. This is the global body who regulates harvesting in the waters around Antarctica. Ultimately the questions over fishing in the Ross Sea fall upon the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (‘CCAMLR’ to those in the know). So how will the real Happy Feet’s story end? Will he make it all the way back to the Ross Sea? Will the aliens stop messing with his food chain? His real home is almost certainly in a colony in the Ross Sea region of Antarctica, 4,000 km directly south of New Zealand and where one-quarter of all Emperor penguins reside. Instead he will be fitted out with a tracking tag and released in sub-Antarctic waters. In frozen Antarctica, where penguins sing to woo a mate, Mumble's talent is dancing: When his fellow penguins start to croon, Mumble's feet want. He required several surgeries to clear his stomach of sand and sticks (consumed on the beach) but a month on he appears to be doing well and will be released once he reaches a healthy weight.ĭue to costs and fears of unnecessary stress for the bird, taking Happy Feet all the way back to Antarctica is out of the question. The young penguin has proved to be a media star, with a number of people continuing to follow his progress through the TV3 webcam. Nicknamed ‘Happy Feet’ by the woman who found him, the penguin’s saga to date shares an uncanny resemblance to his animated counterpart.Īfter a few days on the beach, the penguin’s condition had deteriorated and a decision was made by the Department of Conservation to take him into the care of Wellington Zoo. On June 20 2011, a juvenile Emperor penguin was found alive, washed up on Peka Peka Beach, a stretch of coast not far from New Zealand’s capital city, Wellington. I could die Don't have to be rich to be my girl Don't have to be cool to rule my world You rule my world You're the particular song I'm compatible with I just want your - Extra time - Extra time - And your kiss - And your kiss Lovelace: His mom and dad met in the usual way. This is where things get really interesting. ![]() The fish stocks recover, and the penguins rejoice amongst a bounty of food. ![]() They pass the message on to world leaders and after much debate, a global decision is made to stop harvesting in Antarctic waters. Alien scientists arrive to check on Mumble and witness the colony’s plea for help. ![]() He returns to the colony where conditions are now desperate and the younger penguins are ready to believe him. humans) being responsible for taking all the fish. Determined to prove a point, he swims north, encounters the fishing fleet and just keeps going.Įventually Mumble washes up on sandy shores and is taken to a local zoo where he recovers his strength and is released with a sparkly new GPS tracking tag upon his back. You probably know the story. In the movie Happy Feet (2006), the young Emperor penguin Mumble is banished from his colony for voicing concerns about aliens (ie.
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