The loneliest rockhopper penguin in the southern hemisphere is being kept company by watching footage of distant relatives on the other side of the world at Edinburgh Zoo.
Pierre, who is believed to be less than a year old, recently washed ashore on a beach near the town of Albany. The youngster, who became separated from his parents and colony, is thought to have completed an epic swim from the Indian or South Atlantic Ocean before arriving on the coast of West Australia.
The only northern rockhopper in the country is being cared for at Perth Zoo. Peter Ricci, a vet at the conservation centre, said: “Pierre is by himself and does get a little lonely at times.
“To help make his life a bit
