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.

Gus, the emperor penguin that swam from Antarctica to Australia, was released 20 days after he was found waddling on a tourist beach.

Gus, the lost emperor penguin who was found in Australia, spent three weeks with wildlife carers and has been released to his home near Antarctica.

(CNN) – An Emperor penguin that ended up on an Australian beach has been released. Hopefully, the bird can now find its way back home in Antarctica. The penguin spent 20 days being looked after by a local wildlife carer before being released from a parks and wildlife service vessel off the southern coast of Western Australia Wednesday.

The emperor penguin, dubbed Gus, had somehow swam over 2,000 miles from his icy home and was found on a sun-drenched beach in Denmark, Western Australia, earlier this month.

B ack on November 1st, an Emperor penguin was found on a popular beach in Australia, 2,100 miles away from his home in Antarctica. The video shocked people and left us all wonderi