The penguin — known as Gus — was discovered by surfers on a tourist beach in southwest Australia on Nov. 1 Miles Brotherson/DBCA/AP An emperor penguin is in recovery after swimming from ...

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.

Nov. 11 (UPI) --An emperor penguin is being cared for by wildlife experts after becoming the first member of its species to make the 2,200-mile trek from Antarctica to Australia. The Australian ...

Gus is now recovering from the long swim and, hopefully ... She admits she never expected to be caring for a lost emperor penguin. Gus was underweight to the point that his bones were visible.

The black and white coloring is thought to be particularly important for camouflaging the emperor penguin from predators while they swim in the ocean. They also have webbed feet, which help with ...

The spokesman said the penguin was released under the guidance of a vet, a wildlife officer and its carers Carol and Graham Biddulph. An emperor penguin named Gus that landed on WA’s southern ...

It’s the first known time an emperor penguin has made the 2,200-mile swim from Antarctica to Australia. Image 1 of 5 Courtesy: Miles Brotherson/DBCA It was spotted by beachgoers on Nov. 1 ...

An Emperor penguin was tired, hungry, and underweight after swimming 2,100 miles to Australia from Antarctica. advertisement TheTravel ... What Caused An Emperor Penguin To Wind Up On A Beach In ...

Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff to take their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica. Photographer Bertie Gregory used his drone's powerful zoom lens to maintain distance from the ...

"Emperor penguin chicks take a wrong turn on their way to take their first swim and decide to launch themselves off a 50-foot ice cliff," Gregory says of what happens next, which is also captured ...

An emperor penguin is in recovery after swimming from Antarctica to Australia — a journey of over 2,000 miles. The bird was discovered on a tourist beach on the country's southwest coast on Nov. 1, ...