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Emperor penguin sailed to Australia from Antarctica – UNIAN
Until now, penguins of this species had never been seen in the wild this far north.
Australia has many unusual animals unseen in other parts of the world. But what you don't usually expect to see here are penguins. But in vain. It was this bird that was recently seen by surfers on one of the Australian beaches, writes ABC News Australia.
Aaron Fowler, who was surfing near the town of Denmark (the southwest coast of Australia), was stunned to see a penguin on the beach.
“It was huge, it was much bigger than a seabird. And we thought, what is this thing coming out of the water? And it had a tail that stuck out like a duck's,” Mr Fowler said.
According to the man, the bird, which he identified as an emperor penguin, had about…