In 1996, a King Penguin named Lala became a local celebrity in Shibushi, Japan. Rescued by the Nishimoto family after being injured in a fishing net, Lala refused to return to the wild. He lived in an air-conditioned room in their home and was famous for walking alone to the fish market wearing a tiny backpack. The fishmonger would feed him a fresh fish and place another in his bag for the trip home.