Melbourne, Australia — The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach, officials said Friday.

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The Heard and McDonald Islands have no permanent human residents, but they are home to millions of penguins, seals, and other Antarctic wildlife.

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Norfolk Island locals were also perplexed by the import tax. King penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) gather on the Australian subantarctic territory of Heard Island, located in the Indian Ocean ...

Penguins are the most visible inhabitants in the area, with an estimated population exceeding 1 million, said Coffin, who is also an emeritus professor at the University of Tasmania in Australia.

The islands are home to penguins, seals and, according to the CIA World Factbook and the Australian government, no humans. The Trump administration's tariffs list (archived), posted on the White ...