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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
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‘Quite a surprise’: king penguin swims thousands of kilometres to find itself on South Australian beach

A king penguin has made its way from the Antarctic region to the South Australian coastline, where it is likely to stay on land to undergo a “catastrophic moult”.

Members of a local birdwatching society were surprised when they spotted the bird on a beach, thousands of kilometres from its usual habitat.

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