An emperor penguin has been returned to the Southern Ocean, 20 days after washing up on a beach in southwest Australia.

The emperor penguin who traveled thousands of miles to Australia has been rehabilitated and is now back in the ocean.

Getty Images An emperor penguin surprised everyone when he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach in Australia. This ...

The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore ...

An emperor penguin that made headlines around the world after finding himself far from his Antarctic home has been released ...

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 ...

Gus the penguin was released 20 days after he was found on an Australian beach, around 2,100 miles away from Antarctica.

After a 20-day rehabilitation, Gus was released back into the Southern Ocean on November 21. A wayward emperor penguin was ...

An emperor penguin that swam 3,500km from Antarctica to Australia was released back into the chilly waters of the Southern ...

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

Wildlife caretakers released the bird into the Southern Ocean after he'd put on some weight and regained his strength ...

A heartwarming tale of rescue and release unfolded this week in Australia as a fearless Antarctic emperor penguin was ...