Comments on: Happy Feet: Where Is the World’s Favorite Penguin?

By: freda

freda — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:46:10 +0000

Why did they not leave the poor little animal stay at the zoo? He was already in captivity. It is very hard for animals to return to that type of lifesyle. It has been proven with many animals. The children loved the little creature and all the money that was raised for him could have kept him at the zoo. I think the zoo made a big mistake by releasing him into the ocean. Now there are alot of people quite upset over this sad situation. I truly hope he is found.

By: Scotto

Scotto — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 21:16:32 +0000

Happy Feet to Happy Meal…
Happy Meet
Happy Meat
Happy Meal

Did it in 3 moves.

By: amy

amy — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 07:00:17 +0000

Just wrong, and sad. He should have been given a chance in captivity. Did he not give you (scientists) enough hints??!! Dam.

By: Animal lover

Animal lover — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:34:52 +0000

I agree they should have kept Happy Feet in a zoo….it wasn’t fair to the public or the penguin…..he obviously had issues to begin with.

As for those that glamorize his possible being eatern, you are obviously not vegitarians and probably think nothing of killing for food. I feel bad about it when I eat meat.

By: Kathy M.

Kathy M. — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:46:33 +0000

This penguin swims some 3000 miles to a beach in New Zealand. He is rescued and brought to a zoo. There with much fan fare, he is nursed back to health. All the while this is played up to the public who visit, take pictures, many donate and become attached to this rescued bird. He’s named Happy Feet after a kids’ movie. Everything changes after somewhere a decision is made to put a tracker on him and leave him approximately 2000 miles from his colony. After he is dropped off, there is a brief period of tracking, then nothing. People start asking questions from them, but overall the handlers become close to MIA themselves.
It was pretty lousy to involve the public, especially kids, in his rescue and rehab, only to turn him into research subject. Unlike his time at the zoo, once on the ship, his survival was not the priority.

By: carol dibbert

carol dibbert — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 19:35:45 +0000

He didn’t want to leave people and be all alone; thousands of miles from home! That was just wrong! I felt so bad when he was pushed down that slide….wanted to snatch him back! Poor little Happy Feet.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:53:24 +0000

I tried to e-mail this article to a friend but after twenty or more (!) tries at the cryptology(?) words, I gave up and decided you must not really have wanted it to be emailed………because I have never had to try more than three times on those word games ……any response ? vjl

By: Sally

Sally — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:23:47 +0000

Why did they release this poor creature into the wild after it had been in captivity for such a long time and becoming used to mankind and being fed, etc. Also, why didn’t the so-called rescuers and other parties involved in Happy Feet’s life give him to a zoo or another facility like SeaWorld?? The poor Penquin did not want to leave the boat and he looked so helpless and lost when the person on the boat gave him a big shove into the big Ocean to try to fend for himself after being with humans so long. Terrible ending for this story and stupid on makind’s behalf….as usual!!!!!

By: greg

greg — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 21:44:40 +0000

Maybe he got tired of being tracked and had a friend remove it…….. Really, hes a penguin, hes not at the top of the food chain. Lets find a seal to save now.

By: Chad P

Chad P — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 20:30:03 +0000

And somewhere in the south Pacific, the Misirlou theme from Pulp Fiction has started playing, as a Killer Whale swims away, wistfully digesting his lunch.