Niwa was looking at two ways of getting Happy Feet off the ship, said the institute's general manager research Rob Murdoch. "It depends on the sea conditions. One of the options is to have a slide ...

The emperor penguin named Happy Feet is finally on his way home aboard a scientific research ship, two months after coming ashore on a New Zealand beach. Happy Feet left Wellington Harbour late on ...

where staff has cared for him for the past two months to the research ship Tangaroa, which will release him after four days at sea at a latitude of 51 degrees south. Happy Feet has been placed in ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand The wayward emperor penguin known to the world as Happy Feet left a New Zealand zoo Monday on the first leg of his journey back to cooler southern waters.

Scientists are taking 3ft-tall Happy Feet back to Antarctica ... And they have devised the ideal menu for the four-day trip on research ship Tangaroa – fish, fish, and then fish.

"Happy Feet has captured the hearts of New Zealanders and people across the world, and we're pleased to be able to help safely return him to the Southern Ocean." While aboard the ship, Happy Feet ...