Fresh from being pluck of the men ’s cricket world cup , New Zealanders are front anotherattempted thievery , but are witness it hard to be too mad at the most recent miscreants , a duet of repeat appall penguin bet to clean out a sushi store in the nation ’s working capital .
Blue penguin ( Eudyptula small fry ) , sometimes known as picayune penguin , partner up in July and August and look for nesting location , including some around Wellington harbor . Their walk may be adorable , but it ’s a much less effective method of transferral than swim , so they usually stay close to the shoring .
In particular , cut through a busy road would ordinarily be a bridge too far for the smallest members of the penguin family .
However , in proof the filmMadagascarmanaged to get one scientific fact ripe , it seems penguins like sushi as much as Pisces the Fishes they overtake . One was unforced to risk sprightliness , branch , and feathers to make its way across Wellington Highway to the Sushi Bi shop near Wellington Railway Station on Saturday night .
New Zealand police need drivers to take care and Constable John Zhu nab the penguin after what must have been a less than arduous Salmon Portland Chase and come back it to the ocean . An alert was put out encourage the populace to look out for a “ lilliputian and blue ” vagabond , but on Monday morning it was not only back , but had enrol a match .
Once discovered , the penguins made a smashing show of look for somewhere to cuddle , hiding under a refrigerator , rather than stealing the fish , but they would , would n’t they ?
It ’s possible the whole performance is really more of a blackmail attempt than a burglary , and if so it worked . Department of Conservation staff placed a particularly nice nesting boxwood in an undisclosed localization on the ocean side of the road and moved the renegade dame there .
Blue penguin numbers are in decline across the harbour , but in land site maintained as predator - free , they appear to be static or recover . On a broad musical scale , their number are turn over stable .
Meanwhile , Sushi Bi has receive global advertizement back the freshness of their produce , more than compensating for any losses they might have suffered .
