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Wayward penguin found 1,200 miles from home

Feb. 20: A young royal penguin was found starving on New Zealand's south coast, over 1,200 miles away from home. The penguin is now being treated at Wellington Zoo. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. A young royal penguin was found starving on New Zealand's south coast, over 1,200 miles away from home. The penguin is now being treated at Wellington Zoo. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

A spill with a chill: Penguin takes tumble on ice

Dec. 10: A new video making waves across the Internet shows a colony of penguins making their way across a swatch of ice. One unlucky penguin goes down with a slip of a flipper. A new video making waves across the Internet shows a colony of penguins making their way across a swatch of ice. One unlucky penguin goes down with a slip of a flipper. (TODAY)

Runaway penguin back in captivity

May 25: A fugitive penguin on the run in Tokyo Bay for 82 days has been captured. TODAY.com's Brooke Sopelsa reports. A fugitive penguin on the run in Tokyo Bay for 82 days has been captured. TODAY.com's Brooke Sopelsa reports. (TODAY)

Penguin thieves get fined for drunken prank

May 2: Two British tourists who stole a penguin from an Australian theme park after a drunken night out have been punished with a fine. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Two British tourists who stole a penguin from an Australian theme park after a drunken night out have been punished with a fine. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Penguin No. 337 escapes in Tokyo

March 6: The Tokyo Aquarium is searching for a penguin known as No. 337 after the bird scaled a rock wall and escaped. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. The Tokyo Aquarium is searching for a penguin known as No. 337 after the bird scaled a rock wall and escaped. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Lucky penguin gets boot for foot

Dec. 11: Rachel Ritchason of the Santa Barbara Zoo introduces TODAY's Jenna Wolfe to Lucky, a special penguin fitted with a special boot to correct a limp he has had since birth that threatened his life. Rachel Ritchason of the Santa Barbara Zoo introduces TODAY's Jenna Wolfe to Lucky, a special penguin fitted with a special boot to correct a limp he has had since birth that threatened his life. (TODAY)

Penguin Picassos use feet to paint pictures

Oct. 6: Mystic Aquarium's Tracy Camp shows off two talented African penguins who use their webbed feet to create piece of art used to raise money for conservation efforts.  Mystic Aquarium's Tracy Camp shows off two talented African penguins who use their webbed feet to create piece of art used to raise money for conservation efforts. (TODAY)

After rehab, lost penguin 'Happy Feet' returns to the wild

Sept. 5: The wayward Emperor penguin first discovered in New Zealand after wandering from his Antarctica home in June has received medical treatment and was re-released into the wild on Sunday. The wayward Emperor penguin first discovered in New Zealand after wandering from his Antarctica home in June has received medical treatment and was re-released into the wild on Sunday. (TODAY)

Wayward penguin finally heads home

Aug. 17: Happy Feet, a penguin found thousands of miles away from home on a New Zealand beach, is finally returning to the Antarctic. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. Happy Feet, a penguin found thousands of miles away from home on a New Zealand beach, is finally returning to the Antarctic. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

Wayward penguin finally heads home

Aug. 17: Happy Feet, a penguin found thousands of miles away from home on a New Zealand beach, is finally returning to the Antarctic. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. Happy Feet, a penguin found thousands of miles away from home on a New Zealand beach, is finally returning to the Antarctic. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports. (TODAY)

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