An emperor penguin is being cared for by wildlife experts after becoming the first member of its species to make the 2,200-mile trek from Antarctica to Australia.

It's not clear how the juvenile male ended up so far north, but experts suggest he was motivated by his appetite

An Emperor penguin has been found in Australia, more than 2,000 miles from its Antarctic home. Authorities don't know why the penguin traveled so far. It’s the first time an Emperor penguin is known to have reached Australia.

Emperor penguins, known as the heaviest and tallest of all penguins, in wild nature can only be found in Antarctica where they are used to dealing with an incredibly harsh environment, with windchills reaching -76°F.

An emperor penguin traveled over 2,000 miles from its Antarctic home, appearing on the shores of Ocean Beach in Denmark, a town in Western Australia. This rare sighting, made on November 1, might mark the first recorded visit of an emperor penguin on the Australian continent.