Emperor penguin released at sea 20 days after waddling onto Australian beach
Friday, 22 November 2024 () The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia has been released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on sand dunes in temperate southwest Australia about 2,200 miles north of the Antarctic coast. He was released Wednesday from a boat that traveled several hours from Western Australia state's most southerly city of Albany. His caregiver Carol Biddulph wasn't sure at first if the penguin would live. She said a mirror was important to his rehabilitation because they provide a sense of company. Biddulph said: βTheyβre social birds and he stands next to the mirror most of the time.β
The emperor penguin named Gus was released 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, about 2,200 miles north of his native habitat. Huffington Post
Friday, 22 November 2024 ()
