A Rescued Blind Baby Penguin Goes Swimming in Deep Water for the Very First Time

A sweet blind baby blue penguin named Blindy went swimming in deep water for the very first time with the assistance of his human caretaker. Blindy was born without the ability to see due a malformed head and beak which caused him to constantly swim in circles and bump the into edges of his shallow pond, but under the care of the appropriately named Helps family at a wildlife sanctuary in Flea Bay, New Zealand, the little penguin is doing just fine.

Lori Dorn
Lori Dorn

Lori is a Laughing Squid Contributing Editor based in New York City who has been writing blog posts for over a decade. She also enjoys making jewelry, playing guitar, taking photos and mixing craft cocktails.