A tiny beach in a Brazilian island village outside of Rio de Janeiro is where part-time fisherman Joo Pereira de Souza discovered Jinjing, who was barely alive.
Jinjing, who was covered in oil, was hardly breathing or moving. Joo was uncertain as to whether the penguin would survive. The 78-year-old, who gave the penguin the name Jinjing, was committed to ensuring its survival.
Jinjing was cleaned up by Joo, who then fed him just fish to bring him back to health. Jinjing later felt well enough to return to her normal life.
Joo placed the penguin in a boat and left him off on an island. But Joo was astonished later that day to discover Jinjing was the source of the squawking coming from his backyard.
When Jinjing came back, he wasn’t quite prepared to leave his friend Joo behind. Jinjing thus remained with Joo for an additional 11 months.
Jinjing was developing and changing his coat at that time. He ultimately grew all his new feathers in and vanished.
Joo continued to hear squawking in his backyard a few months later. Suddenly, Jinjing arrived for a visit.
Jinjing now makes sure to go once a year. Where Jinjing travels after his visits is unclear to Joo. Some people assert that he spends his days breeding along the coasts of Chile and Argentina.
It seems like Jinjing leads a happy life! Around 5,000 miles are thought to separate Joo’s home from the breeding grounds.
But that’s just guesswork.
In any case, Jinjing never skips an opportunity to see the old friend who helped him survive. And he does always give his friend a kiss when they meet.
According to Metro, penguins are renowned as devoted birds that will travel up to 10,000 kilometers in search of food as well as to reunite with loved ones and companions.
One scientist came upon a couple of penguins that, despite traveling alone up to 200,000 miles apart, remained together for 16 years.
It’s thought that Jinjing considers Joo to be his family and that Joo is a penguin like him.
Joo declares, “I believe the penguin loves me, and I adore this penguin like it’s my own child.”
Nobody else is allowed to touch Jinjing. They will receive a peck if they do.
He lays on my lap and lets me bathe him, feed him sardines, and pick him up, according to Joo. Everyone predicted he wouldn’t come back, yet he has been visiting me every year.
