An emperor penguin discovered malnourished removed from its Antarctic house on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife skilled, a authorities division mentioned Monday.
The grownup male was discovered on Nov. 1 on a well-liked vacationer seashore within the city of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia — about 3,500 kilometres north of the icy waters off the Antarctic coast, in keeping with a press release from the Western Australia state’s Division of Biodiversity, Conservation and Points of interest.
The biggest penguin species has by no means been reported in Australia earlier than, College of Western Australia analysis fellow Belinda Cannell mentioned, although some had reached New Zealand, almost all of which is additional south than Western Australia.
Cannell mentioned she had no concept why the penguin travelled to Denmark. Cannell is advising seabird rehabilitator Carol Biddulph who’s caring for the penguin, spraying him with a calming water mist to assist him cope together with his alien local weather.
The penguin is one metre tall and initially weighed 23 kilograms. A wholesome male can weigh greater than 45 kilograms.
The division mentioned its efforts had been centered on rehabilitating the penguin.
Requested if the penguin may probably be returned to Antarctica, the division replied that “choices are nonetheless being labored by way of.”
