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

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

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

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

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

After nearly three weeks of care, the first emperor penguin found in Australia has been returned to the wild. Dubbed 'Gus' by ...

The first emperor penguin found in Australia has been released after spending 20 days in the care of a wildlife expert, the ...

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

After spending 20 days recuperating under the care of local wildlife experts, Gus was returned to the ocean from a Parks and Wildlife Service vessel, with hopes that he will find his way back to his ...

The emperor penguin made headlines after landing on Australia's coast, an the hope is he will now return to Antarctica.

An emperor penguin found on a West Australian beach, thousands of kilometres from its Antarctic homeland, has been released.