New Zealanders are being treated to a sight not seen on their shores in 44 years: a wayward emperor penguin about 2,000 miles from its Antarctic home.
A woman walking her dog on a beach on the Kapiti Coast, north of Wellington, the capital, came upon the rare visitor Monday afternoon. Conservation officials identified it as a juvenile that stands about 3 feet tall, "looking quite relaxed and in good condition," the New Zealand Herald writes.
Officials speculate the bird took a wrong turn while feeding and will eventually swim home.
"Unusual animals from the Antarctic sometimes visit our shores, but we really don't know why," said a spokesman for the Department of Conservation.
The Herald has a photo gallery.
Emperor penguins, the largest of the species, were popularized in the 2005 Oscar-winning documentary, March of the Penguins.
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