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De-oiled penguin

De-oiled penguin ready to be released back into the wild

Many birds such as this penguin went through the bird recovery programme where they were cleaned from oil, rehabilitated and released back into the wild.

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Rights: Maritime New Zealand
Published: 11 January 2012Size: 144.06 KB
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