Happy Feet hits the water to begin his journey home (AP / NIWA)

Lost Penguin ‘Happy Feet’ Takes First Steps Back to Antarctica

The beloved emperor penguin is finally on his way home after a three-month detour to New Zealand.

Wellington Zoo / Handout / Reuters

Lost Penguin ‘Happy Feet’ Needs Permit to Head Home to Antarctica

Can’t Happy Feet, the now-famous New Zealand penguin, catch a break? In a trying turn of events, the poor bird can’t even get back home to Antarctica without a special permit.

Ross Setford / AP / NZPA

Not-So-Happy Feet: Stranded Penguin Critical After Two Operations

It seems letting “nature take its course” may have proved a dangerous turn for little Happy Feet.

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It Actually Worked: Two Women Saved After Writing ‘SOS’ in the Sand

Two women were rescued from a remote beach in Hawaii Thursday morning after writing “SOS” in the sand. (via the AP)