As climate change bears down on Antarctica, understanding why some penguins end up meandering so far from their natural habitats may help aid future conservation efforts.

Rescuers are trying to rehabilitate an emperor penguin that came ashore some 2,000 miles from its natural habitat, and what comes next is "still being worked through."

An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday.