A Malnourished Penguin Is INFESTED WITH TICKS | Bondi Vet
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Published 2021-10-04
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All Comments (21)
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Never in my life would I think a Penguin could have ticks! Water taxi? That's fantastic.
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It he survives to adulthood, he's gonna have so many wild stories to tell his kids
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George is like "Don't think you can replace me with any animal you drag out of the water."
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Glad to see that George is still doing great (lucky guy to have Chris for his dad), still can't believe someone would be that cruel. SMH. Another save, treat and release, great job per usual.
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I had no idea that there are penguins in Australia, or that there is a species so small! Apparently they're called "little penguins" or "fairy penguins". They live in Australia and New Zealand, have a lifespan of 6 years, adults grow to be 12 to 14 inches tall, and weigh just 3.3 lbs. Sadly, they're eaten by whales, seals, and sharks. Harmon is so small and vulnerable. I really hope he's safe and happy out there, somewhere.
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Moments like this restores oneβs faith in humanity. Good on the caring tourists.π€π¨π¦
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Who would have thought that a baby penguin would have ticks on them!!! Great save Dr. Chris, as always, you're the BEST!!! Thank you for all you do!!! π€π₯°β€
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I love the fact that Dr Chris takes his work home with him!! Thank you for keeping these animals safe!π
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We definitely need more vets like him in the world β€β€ β€ it's much more than just a job to him!
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i hope Harmen lives a good life!!
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When I shifted to an apple plantation in the country, my dogs started getting these ticks... It's really shocking how much they can affect the health of every animal they latch on to... I check both my dogs everyday, but sometimes they get as big as the ones in this video... My vet gave me a solution that I have to apply a drop off of the dog's spine... It's really effective!!! These vets are amazing people!!! They're doing wonderful work here...
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I was expecting more than two ticks for an infestation.
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Are you going to send the ticks to a lab to get them checked out? I know of course you probably won't find the specific penguin again but finding out where the ticks are coming from might benefit any researchers studying the penguins maybe even help them protect them if they can figure out where the ticks are coming from.
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Just googled the height of pinguins. Now Im satisfied. The animal is an adult.
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I hope Harmon has a wonderful, full life! <3
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Chris is such an amazing vet and person. Wish he was closer to us so I could take my fur baby to him.
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Chris is a wonderful human being saving helping the animals. My cats love his grain free cat biscuits!!
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This was such a sweet story with the penguin! I hope he can find his friends! And it's so funny seeing his place then! I would've expected he lived in some really fancy, expensive place by himself or with his partner. I did not expect to be reminded of a typical Sydney sharehouse with the flatmates and the mismatching couches and the dodgy kitchen with the little fridge everyone has to share haha
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That was awesome, great save of a helpless little penguin.
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When I saw how relatively calm he was, not trying to peck or scratch π¬ Poor Little fella really needed help. I'm so glad the medication worked without causing a reaction. Hopefully Little Herman is out there getting nice and chunky and will rejoin his colony come moulting season.
