It’s the first known time an emperor penguin has made the 2,200-mile swim from Antarctica to Australia. It was spotted by beachgoers on Nov. 1, and has been in the care of local seabird ...

The emperor penguin is thousands of miles outside its home range and now in a different climate. It’s the first known time an emperor penguin has made the 2,200-mile swim from Antarctica to Australia.

A piece from the American Institute of Physics points out that Gentoo penguins are the fastest swimming birds in the world, and that ability comes from their unique and sophisticated wings.

1 Miles Brotherson/DBCA/AP Male emperor penguin, dubbed Gus, after being discovered on a beach in Australia. An emperor penguin is in recovery after swimming from Antarctica to Australia — a journey ...