Lala the King Penguin was rescued from a fishing line when he was a couple of years old and when he was fully recovered, he refused to leave. He’s been the family pet ever since (he was 10 in 2006, when this was filmed). One day he went shopping with them and got very excited about the fish shop (understandably!). Since then, he goes off on his own to pick up fish from the shop for the family, which be brings back in his little penguin backpack, having nommed his own fish at the shop. And when he returns home to his Japanese family’s house, there is a custom-build, air-conditioned room waiting for him.
