An emperor penguin has swam all the way from Antarctica to western Australia.
Scientists think the 3,400 kilometre journey is the longest ever recorded for the species.
People on a beach in Denmark in Australia initially thought the penguin was a bird as it made its way out of the sea, before waddling over to a group of surfers.
According to National Geographic, emperor penguins are the largest of all penguins—an average bird stands some 45 inches tall.
The flightless animals live on the Antarctic ice and in the frigid surrounding waters.
At sea, emperor penguins can dive to 1,850 feet—deeper than any other bird—and stay under for more than 20 minutes.
Females will lay a single egg and then leave it behind. They then undertake an extended hunting trip that can last two months.
