On Friday, an emperor penguin somehow waddled up onto the sand of Ocean Beach in Denmark, Western Australia. It swam from its home in Antarctica.

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.

A lone and lost emperor penguin turned up in a western Australian town, nearly 2,100 miles (3300km) away from its home in Antarctica. The male penguin arrived in Denmark town on Friday. It was the farthest north the bird had ever been seen.

An emperor penguin, far from its Antarctic home, surprised beachgoers in Denmark, Western Australia. The malnourished penguin, likely carried off course by ocean currents, is now under the care of wildlife experts.

An emperor penguin was spotted roaming a beach in Western Australia, marking the furthest north the species, which is native to Antarctica, has ever been recorded. Australia’s Department of Biodiversity,