Thanks, Ron. I believe this penguin was taken to a vet, although I don't know
which one. I'm under the impression that cause of death wasn't able to be
determined, only that it had been mauled by something before or soon after it
died, so there was a suspicion that a dog attack might have been the cause.
Peter Shute
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> Some years ago, when my son was doing vet science, I gave him
> a dead penguin found in the bay. The class he was in examined
> the bird from several points of view. Cause of death was a
> heavy nematode infestation. If penguins are found dead on the
> beach undamaged it may be worth sending them to Melb Uni Vets
> as I have met a woman there who is interested in wildlife
> deaths - I cannot recall her name.
> Ron Garrett
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Date: 04/19/2015 10:44 AM
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> Apparently not, Chris.
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> Peter Shute
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> > On 19 Apr 2015, at 12:51 pm, Chris Lloyd
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> > Was the bird showing signs of moult?
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