A malnourished emperor penguin was found on a beach in Australia, thousands of miles from its icy Antarctic home. The penguin was spotted by a beachgoer on a popular tourist beach in the town of ...

A malnourished emperor penguin that was found more than 2,000 miles from its icy Antarctic home is being taken care of by a wildlife expert, the Australian government said Monday.

Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of the 18 penguin species. They can weigh up to 88 pounds (40 kilograms) and stand 45 inches (1.1 meter) tall.

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 ...

The 16 emperor penguin colonies in that part of Antarctica represent a third of the global population. The estimated decline compares to an earlier estimate of a 9.5% reduction across Antarctica ...

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

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.

“This is the furthest north I’ve heard of an emperor penguin,” an expert said. By Victor Mather It was a day as Australian as you can get: Sun, waves and surfing at the beach. And then ...

Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of the 18 penguin species. They can weigh up to 88 pounds (40 kilograms) and stand 45 inches (1.1 meter) tall.

Emperor penguins are the tallest and heaviest of the 18 penguin species. They can weigh up to 88 pounds (40 kilograms) and stand 45 inches (1.1 meter) tall.