The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released back into the Southern Ocean after 20 days of care. Named Gus, the undernourished penguin was found on an Australian beach and rehabilitated before being returned to the wild.
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00:00I didn't name Gus for a couple of days and I didn't really know what to call him.
00:05I really didn't know whether he was going to make it to begin with because he was so undernourished
00:11and yeah he showed all those positive signs so I thought oh time for a name
00:17and then I was just thinking of emperors of the past and thought of Emperor Augustus for some
00:23crazy reason and a shortened version of Gus just seemed to suit him so that's what it is.
00:31I'll miss Gus it's been an incredible few weeks something I wouldn't have missed
00:39started off with trepidation but I've been getting more confident as we go along and
00:47it's going to be a good result. He absolutely loves his big mirror and I think that has been
00:54crucial in his well-being. They're sociable birds and he stands next to his mirror most of the time.