When local resident Eric Stewart found a paralyzed penguin on a beach in South Africa, he saw himself in the bird.
Stewart himself had to learn how to walk again after he suffered from a stroke a few years ago, so he had empathy for the injured penguin.
“The bird was in a very tame state upon arrival here at the center,” Nada Manengela, marketing and fundraising coordinator for Sanccob, told The Dodo. “No one knew why the penguin became paralyzed,” Manengela said, “but rescuers suspect that he sustained head trauma.”
“I got tears in my eyes when I saw the penguin for the first time and I wanted to do something to help,” Stewart told News 24.
Stewart took the penguin into his home and decided to build him a tiny walker to help him walk again. After a month in the walker, as well as swimming lessons three times a day, the penguin learned how to waddle again on his own.
“He continues to live a very good quality of life in our home pen,” Manengela said.
The only thing this penguin needs now is a name. You can email suggestions to nada@sanccob.co.za, and click here to donate to the penguin.
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Stroke Survivor Builds Walker For Paralyzed Penguin is an article from: LifeDaily