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  2. Sep 14, 2015 · The movie Oddball is based on a true story. Greg Noakes. The next day, the story was splashed across the paper's front page: "MASSACRED – Foxes kill at least 360 penguins, muttonbirds", with a distressing photo of dead birds piled on the beach to be counted. The casualties included 180 penguins – half the island's population – and 183 muttonbirds.

  3. Sep 1, 2017 · Based on a true story: Learning about the real Oddball tale. Happy ending: Middle Island Project Working Group chair Anne Wallis and penguin monitoring and dog management co-ordinator Trish ...

  4. Oddball (released as Oddball and the Penguins in some regions) is a 2015 Australian family comedy adventure film directed by Stuart McDonald. It stars Shane Jacobson, Sarah Snook, Alan Tudyk, Coco Jack Gillies, Richard Davies and Deborah Mailman. The film was released in Australia on 17 September 2015 by Roadshow Films, and is based on a true ...

  5. Set in the Victorian coastal town of Warrnambool, Oddball is based on a true story about a dog’s efforts to protect a penguin colony from foxes. Funny and heartwarming, this film offers opportunities for exploring themes of sustainability and the challenges of protecting Australia’s wildlife.

  6. It may be hard to believe, but Oddball & the Penguins is based on the true story of the Middle Island Maremma Project ! Peter Abbott, a real-life maremma dog trainer, explains what it’s like to train up their latest recruit, Amor the puppy, to protect the island’s wildlife…

  7. Based on a True Story: The movie is based on the real-life Maremma Project, in which Maremma sheepdogs are used to protect Middle Island's penguin colony from foxes and other predators. The project started in 2006 and has succeeded in helping to replenish the penguin population.

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