Rescuers are trying to rehabilitate an emperor penguin that came ashore some 2,000 miles from its natural habitat, and what comes next is "still being worked through."

An emperor penguin found earlier this month in Denmark, Australia — about 2,200 miles off the Antarctic coast — is reportedly being cared for by a wildlife expert.

For the first time, an emperor penguin was found in Australia, having made the 2,200 mile swim from its home in Antarctica. The lone penguin was spotted at a popular beach in the town of Denmark earlier this month.

An emperor penguin named Gus was found far from home on a beach in Denmark, Australia, marking the first sighting of its kind in the country.

The largest penguin species has never been reported in Australia before, University of Western Australia research fellow Belinda Cannell said, though some had reached New Zealand, nearly all of which is further south than Western Australia. Cannell said ...

An emperor penguin journeyed over 2,000 miles from Antarctica to an Australian beach, marking a possible first for the species on the continent.