‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan

Pen-chan defies expectations to be reunited with keeper safe and sound after swimming 30 miles in open sea

A fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles in what her keeper called a miracle.

Pen-chan, a female Cape penguin born and raised in captivity, who had never swum in the open sea before or fended for herself, absconded from an event in the central Aichi region on 25 August. Continue reading...