Percy the Pet Penguin

When Mr and Mrs Cliff Hogarth and family were camping at Wainui Beach recently, they acquired a pert little friend, in the form of Percy the Penguin. Found on the beach by the children, Percy was taken home to meet the family, and apparently took a liking to his new-found friends, for he resisted their efforts to return him to the sea, and visited their tent each night for his "40 winks".

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Percy with some of his young friends. From left: Roger March, Joanna Dumbleton, Wendy Hogarth, and Geoffrey March.

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Swimming in the kitchen sink, Percy says "hello" to the Hogarth's cat, Silver.