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Associated Press

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 on Monday.
The adult male, nicknamed Gus, was found on November 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia – about 3,500km (2,200 miles) north of the icy waters off the Antarctic coast, according to a statement from the Western Australia state’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
The largest penguin species has never been reported in Australia before, University of Western Australia research fellow Belinda Cannell said, though some had reached New Zealand, nearly all of which is further south than Western Australia.
Cannell said she had no idea why the penguin travelled to Denmark.
Cannell is advising seabird rehabilitator Carol Biddulph who is caring for the penguin, spraying him with a chilled water mist to help him cope with his alien climate. The penguin is 1 metre (39 inches) tall and initially weighed 23kg (51 pounds).
A healthy male can weigh more than 45kg (100 pounds).

The department said its efforts were focused on rehabilitating the penguin. Asked if the penguin could potentially be returned to Antarctica, the department replied that “options are still being worked through”.
Emperor penguins are the world’s largest penguins, known for their iconic looks and “stately demeanour”, according to Britannica. They typically live on ice shelves of Antarctica, thousands of miles from Australian beaches.
Experts are not sure how the emperor penguin that arrived in Western Australia “got so lost”, 9News, an Australian outlet, reported. Officials hope to get the male bird, nicknamed Gus, back home.
“It’s just amazing. It’s just a such a privilege to be part of this bird’s journey,” Biddulph said.
Denmark, Western Australia, is on the southwestern tip of Australia and the opposite side of the country from Sydney.
Additional reporting by Tribune News Service


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Adult male was found on a popular tourist beach in temperate southwest Australia – about 3,500km north of its Antarctic home’s icy waters


Adult male was found on a popular tourist beach in temperate southwest Australia – about 3,500km north of its Antarctic home’s icy waters.


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