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Related: About this forumAdorable Penguin Swims 5,000 Miles Each Year to Visit the Man Who Rescued Him
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By: Tex DworkinMarch 11, 2016
Talk about gratitude.
How far would you swim to reunite with the person who saved your life? For one penguin who found himself in a sticky situation (literally), the answer is approximately 5,000 miles.
Have you heard about the Magellanic Penguin and retired bricklayer in Brazil who have struck up a unique friendship?
Joao Pereira de Souza lives in a fishing village just outside Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2011 he found a tiny penguin lying on some rocks at his local beach. The creature was covered in oil and close to death,
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Adorable Penguin Swims 5,000 Miles Each Year to Visit the Man Who Rescued Him (Original Post)
Omaha Steve
Mar 2016
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MuseRider
(34,105 posts)1. Perfect!
A perfect antidote to the article on Trump's rally this morning. Thanks for the big smiles.
Jenny_92808
(1,342 posts)2. Thank you for posting this
showing there is pure goodness in this world. I hope that the good wins over the evil, who btw is the minority but keeps winning because of inaction by the good.
Iwillnevergiveup
(9,298 posts)3. Duly forwarded
to many friends who will appreciate this wonderful story as much as I do.
Thanks, Omaha Steve!
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)4. That amazing thanks sooo much for posting.