Penguins get lost in New Zealand

A penguin The emperor living in Antarctica suddenly appeared on the coast of New Zealand and caused a stir for the people and experts here.

This penguin can swim more than 3,000 km from Antarctica to New Zealand. This is considered a rare phenomenon during the past 44 years when an Antarctic creature is found here. The last time the emperor penguin appeared in New Zealand was in 1967 at the Oreti Sea.

The Emperor penguin was " lost " in New Zealand.Photo: BBC

" It's amazing to see one of the Kapiti penguin species ," said Christine Wilton, the first to discover the bird. "The bird must have gone astray ."

She also said that this scene reminds her of the famous " Happy feet " movie, in which a young penguin is lost.

According to experts, the Emperor penguin may have been born during the Antarctic winter and is looking for food when lost . The bird is only about 10 months old, weighs 10 kg and is 80cm tall. The emperor is the tallest and largest species of penguins. They can be as tall as 122 cm and weigh 34 kg.

According to the BBC , the migration of penguins to the Antarctic breeding grounds has been documented in the 2005 document entitled " The Parade of the Penguins ", which emphasizes that they have survivability and reproduction despite the harsh climate of winter in this region.

"The bird may have swam in the sea for a few months and go ashore to rest, " said Colin Miskelly, an expert at the New Zealand Museum.

However, Miskelly said the bird needed to find its way back to the south immediately if it wanted to survive, because it could eat wet sand. "He did not know that sand would not melt when he entered the body, " Miskelly said, " Penguins often eat snow because it is actually liquid ."

For the time being, the bird can drink salt water instead of snow in the summer.

A group of parents took their children to the West North Island beach to see this penguin lost. Some people took a picture of him standing silently on the sand or lying on the sponges. However, they are advised to stand away from this bird about 10 meters to avoid fear and not to bring dogs close.