A would-be deleted scene from the seminal, 2007 cinematic epic, Surf’s Up, went down in real life recently when an emperor penguin showed up during a surf session in Western Australia.

Melbourne, Australia — 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 said Friday.

In a heartwarming conclusion to an extraordinary journey, Gus the emperor penguin has been released back into the wild off the southern coast of Western Australia. After spending 20 days ...

Emperor penguins, known as the heaviest and tallest of all penguins, in wild nature can only be found in Antarctica where they are used to dealing with an incredibly harsh environment, with ...

After nearly three weeks of care, the first emperor penguin found in Australia has been returned to the wild. Dubbed 'Gus' by his caretaker, the bird was set free in the Southern Ocean off Western ...

She has a penguin enclosure, but "never in my wildest thoughts would I have thought I'd ever have an emperor penguin to care for," she adds. "It's such a privilege to be part of this bird's journey." ...

An emperor penguin found on a West Australian beach, thousands of kilometres from its Antarctic homeland, has been released. The animal, named Gus, was malnourished and spent 20 days recovering ...

An emperor penguin from Antartica made it's way 2,000 miles to a beach in Australia, the northernmost sighting ever recorded. Hurricane-prone states The day in pictures Get the USA TODAY app Start ...

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 In this photo released by Department of ...

An emperor penguin has been returned to the Southern Ocean, 20 days after washing up on a beach in southwest Australia in what is thought to be the first recorded instance of this species swimming ...

Many penguins—including emperor penguins—are native to Antarctica and spend their entire lives in the icy environment. That’s why beachgoers were shocked to find an emaciated emperor penguin ...