It's not clear how the juvenile male ended up so far north, but experts suggest he was motivated by his appetite

That crazy young penguin," said a University of Washington professor who studies the birds. “This is the furthest north I’ve heard of an emperor penguin.”

An emperor penguin surprised locals when it appeared on a beach in Australia after making an epic journey of thousands of miles from its home in Antarctica.

Penguins have sought new breeding grounds as record low sea-levels in the Antarctic took place. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Emperor Penguin Spotted on Beach in Australia Miles Away From Home, Surprises Locals Australian beaches had occasionally seen king penguins stranded far from their native habitats. Recently, however,

Beachgoers in Australia were shocked to see a lone emperor penguin waddling out of the ocean. Somehow, it swam 3,400km from its Antarctic home.

Ocean Beach visitors in Denmark, Australia received the surprise of a lifetime when an emperor penguin traveled nearly 2,200 miles from Antarctica to the Australian shore. A nearby surfer, Aaron Fowler,

A young emperor penguin has captured the attention of locals and researchers by arriving at an unexpected location in Western Australia, a long way from its Antarctic home.