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 March 2025, a rare, all-white penguin was found on a beach in Australia in 'underweight and dehydrated' condition. The Wildlife Welfare Organisation is now caring for the bird.

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.

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.

Project Earth: Emperor penguins threatened by climate change 02:53. Melbourne, Australia — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is ...

The penguin who arrived in Australia did not seem to have been flummoxed too much by its new surroundings, even when finding itself on a beach with surfers, instead of sea ice. The penguin ...

A male emperor penguin dubbed Gus stands on a scale after being discovered on a beach near Denmark, Australia, on Nov. 1, 2024, thousands of miles from its normal habitat on Antarctica. ((Miles ...

A Magellanic penguin was spotted in the warm waters off Rio de Janeiro's Praia do Arpoador on Saturday (June 29) morning, ...

Emperor penguin populations in Antarctica have shrunk by almost a quarter as global warming melts their icy habitat, researchers say.