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INCREDIBLE photos show the heartwarming friendship between a penguin and the Brazilian pensioner who saved his life four years ago.
Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, found a South American Magellanic penguin covered in oil on an island off the Rio de Janeiro coast.
The retired bricklayer nursed the penguin who he named Dindim back to health, taking a week to get the sticky black residue from the birds feathers.
Once Dindim was well again, Mr de Souza released him back into the wild, expecting his new feathered friend never to return.
But a few months later, to Mr de Souzas amazement, Dindim returned to the beach where he was found and recognised his former carer and returned home with him.
Pictures and more
http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...e/news-story/8222cffbe81407139556ebb063fd42fd
Joao Pereira de Souza, 71, found a South American Magellanic penguin covered in oil on an island off the Rio de Janeiro coast.
The retired bricklayer nursed the penguin who he named Dindim back to health, taking a week to get the sticky black residue from the birds feathers.
Once Dindim was well again, Mr de Souza released him back into the wild, expecting his new feathered friend never to return.
But a few months later, to Mr de Souzas amazement, Dindim returned to the beach where he was found and recognised his former carer and returned home with him.
Pictures and more
http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...e/news-story/8222cffbe81407139556ebb063fd42fd