This is the dramatic moment wildlife rescuers raced to save a stranded penguin found helplessly lying on a beach with its head buried in the sand.<\/p>\n
Catherine Hauw, 35, a wildlife veterinarian, was alerted by a jogger who spotted the exhausted African penguin stranded on Brenton-on-Sea beach in South Africa on April 28.<\/p>\n
The wildlife vet rushed to the scene alongside a medical assistant and discovered the critically endangered bird weak and motionless with its beak buried in the sand.<\/p>\n
Using a towel and a box, the rescuers carefully carried the penguin from the beach before transporting it to a nearby veterinary clinic for urgent treatment.<\/p>\n
The penguin was examined by vets, who found the animal had suffered only a small wound to its abdomen.<\/p>\n
This is the dramatic moment wildlife rescuers raced to save a stranded penguin found helplessly lying on a beach with its head buried in the sand. Catherine Huaw \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
Experts believe the injury, likely caused by a predator attack, slowed the penguin down and caused it to become separated from the rest of its colony.<\/p>\n
Catherine, from Paris, France, said: \u201cWe were quite concerned when we first arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had no idea how long the penguin had been lying there, and we just really wanted to make sure it was alive.<\/p>\n
A wildlife veterinarian was alerted by a jogger who spotted the exhausted African penguin stranded on Brenton-on-Sea beach in South Africa on April 28. Catherine Huaw \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce it lifted its head, we knew that was a good sign, but it still needed our help.\u201d<\/p>\n
The critically endangered African penguin was discovered stranded on the beach by a jogger, who quickly alerted a local wildlife helpline.<\/p>\n
Catherine said: \u201cIt\u2019s really important in these situations that if a member of the public discovers the animal, they contact professionals.<\/p>\n
The wildlife vet rushed to the scene alongside a medical assistant and discovered the critically endangered bird weak and motionless with its beak buried in the sand. Catherine Huaw \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
\u201cWe were able to assess the penguin\u2019s health on the beach and safely take it to a general vet\u2019s clinic nearby.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the clinic, Catherine and the veterinary team confirmed the penguin had not suffered any serious injuries and was not malnourished.<\/p>\n
After being treated with electrolytes for dehydration, the exhausted bird was transported to a specialist sanctuary, where it will be rehabilitated before being released back into the wild.<\/p>\n
At the clinic, Catherine and the veterinary team confirmed the penguin had not suffered any serious injuries and was not malnourished. Catherine Huaw \/ SWNS<\/p>\n
Catherine added, \u201cThe workers at the vet clinic took the penguin to a sanctuary that helps these animals recover.<\/p>\n
\u201cThey also release the penguins back out into the wild as part of a colony, so they\u2019re not left alone.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis penguin is currently still at the sanctuary, waiting to be released with a new family.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This is the dramatic moment wildlife rescuers raced to save a stranded penguin found helplessly lying on a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":649120,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[3755,17756,15550,79,5705,201,965],"class_list":["post-649119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-animal-rescue","tag-beaches","tag-penguins","tag-science","tag-south-africa","tag-wildlife","tag-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649119"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649119\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/649120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}