The emperor penguin, dubbed Gus, had somehow swam over 2,000 miles from his icy home and was found on a sun-drenched beach in ...

AnThe only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ...

The first emperor penguin found in Australia has been released after spending 20 days in the care of a wildlife expert, the ...

Melbourne, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday.

In early November, Ocean Beach visitors were shocked to see an emperor penguin on the Australian shore. Gus, the penguin, had ...

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Melbourne, Australia — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday.

Standing there on the beach in the small town of Denmark in Western Australia on Friday afternoon was a male emperor penguin, about 2,100 miles from where one might expect to find it, in Antarctica.

The emperor penguin was malnourished, alone — and on a popular beach in southwest Australia, waddling through the sand more than 2,000 miles from its natural habitat. Visitors to Ocean Beach ...

An emperor penguin that made it to a beach in Australia was released back into the Southern Ocean after spending 20 days in recovery and gaining more than a few pounds, according to officials.

That’s why beachgoers were shocked to find an emaciated emperor penguin on Australia’s southwestern shore on November 1, 2024. Now, after an impressive recovery, the lost penguin is heading home.