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, according to a government statement obtained by the Associated Press.

Therefore, people in Australia couldn’t believe their eyes when one such penguin was recently found on the beach more than 2,000 miles from its icy home. Surfer Aaron Fowler was among the first lucky ones to spot the penguin nicknamed Gus. According to ...

An emperor penguin named Gus was found far from home on a beach in Denmark, Australia, marking the first sighting of its kind in the country.

It's not clear how the juvenile male ended up so far north, but experts suggest he was motivated by his appetite

Rescuers are trying to rehabilitate an emperor penguin that came ashore some 2,000 miles from its natural habitat, and what comes next is "still being worked through."

A malnourished emperor penguin appeared on a beach in Australia, thousands of miles from its home in Antarctica. Wildlife experts rescued the bird and took it to a rehabilitation center.

An Emperor penguin has been found in Australia, more than 2,000 miles from its Antarctic home. Authorities don't know why the penguin traveled so far. It’s the first time an Emperor penguin is known to have reached Australia.

An emperor penguin traveled over 2,000 miles from its Antarctic home, appearing on the shores of Ocean Beach in Denmark, a town in Western Australia. This rare sighting, made on November 1, might mark the first recorded visit of an emperor penguin on the Australian continent.