Happy Feet Penguin – Famous Penguin Travels Back Home to Antartica (Video)

Happy Feet penguin, the Emperor penguin which was washed up on a beach near Wellington in New Zealand in mid-June and became a global sensation, was released back into the Southern Ocean on Sunday, September 5, to begin a long swim home to Antarctica.

Happy Feet weighs 27.5 kilograms (60.5 pounds). The penguin was released into the water from the New Zealand fisheries vessel Tangaroa near Campbell Island, about 700 kilometres (435 miles) south of New Zealand’s South Island.

His home in Antarctica is about 2,000 kilometres further south and it is expected he will join up with other emperor penguins on the long voyage.

The three-and-a-half-year-old Happy Feet had travelled south in a custom-made crate designed to keep him cold and comfortable during the voyage.

Previously:

A young Emperor penguin which was washed up on a New Zealand beach after straying thousands of miles from home created buzz on the internet.

The penguin, named “Happy Feet” by the Wellington Zoo, has been living in New Zealand since June and it’s set to head back to the sub-Antarctic on August 29 in a specially designed cage aboard a research vessel.

The penguin will be released from the ship about four days out at sea, en route to its final destination.

“Happy Feet” has captured the hearts of New Zealanders and people across the world after it turned up on a beach some 2,500 miles from its home, only the second Emperor penguin known to have shown up in New Zealand ever.

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HAPPY YIPEE YEHEY'S NEW STAGE UP TO GIVE EB A BETTER FIGHT!

Starting September ABS-CBN's noontime program HYY will experience a new look with its high-tech brand new set aimed at giving Eat Bulaga a better fight! After several failed attempts to increase viewership, such as adding new hosts and changing of time slots, HYY will again try to lure viewers away from GMA-7 by presenting a new look with a multi-million studio. New segments are also expected in the imporved HYY this September with more exciting surprises at hand. Third player TV5 has also announced its intentions to join the noontime battle with its own daytime variety program.

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‘Happy Ba si Becky?’ – an ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Special Report

Julius Babao explores the world of gays in musical-comedy documentary.

Is it fun to be gay? Julius Babao examines the lives of homosexuals in a musical-comedy documentary “Happy ba si Becky?” this Saturday (Aug 13) in “ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Special Report.”

Julius looks at the emotional state of the Pinoy gays given the different conditions influencing their lives like career, family, society, and even love.

He will also feature successful gays in the industry like Vice Ganda and visit gay men who growing old alone in the Home for the Golden Gays.

Watch “ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs Special Report” this Saturday at 4 PM. Then join Ted Failon as he probes the state of public hospitals in the country in “Failon Ngayon.” Ted checks on public hospital’s facilities and if they are enough to support the medical needs of their patients.

Watch “Failon Ngayon” at 4:45 PM on ABS-CBN.

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Mariel Rodriguez Receives Birthday Surprises from her ‘Happy Yipee Yehey’ Family

Teary-eyed Mariel Rodriguez can’t contain the happiness she felt because of the “touching” birthday surprises she received from her “Happy Yipee Yehey!” (HYY) family yesterday.

“Ang Tanging Hinga Mo,” renamed as “Ang Tanging Birthday Mo” in a while, was made extra special, as Mariel’s closest friends Lara Quigaman, Valerie Concepcion and husband’s daughter Queenie Padilla battled out for it. Also present for the game were Mariel’s cousin Bianca and fans club president Juliet. Mariel sang her favorite songs “Fallin” and “Ipagpatawad Mo.”

Meanwhile, her co-host Randy Santiago shocked everyone when he introduced Robin Padilla as one of the guests. But it was not hubby Robin who appeared but “Ro-Bentong” in Robin Hood costume. For more updates, follow HYY on Twitter, http://twitter.com/#!/hyyofficial

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Happy Homecoming: Six Poached Baby Gorillas Rescued, Returned to Congo (Time.com)

Six endangered mountain gorillas were returned home to the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday after being rescued from poachers who smuggled them into neighboring Rwanda.

The gorillas, who range in age from 5 to 8 years old, were victims of what's become a widespread issue in Africa: animal trafficking. According to Rwandan and Congolese authorities, poachers are thought to have killed the gorillas' parents in order to steal their babies and smuggle them across the border.

Rwandan officials told Reuters that it's likely the poachers were planning to either sell the gorillas on the illegal wildlife market or slaughter them for their bushmeat, which is considered a delicacy in some areas of the continent. But because of a renewed collaboration between the Rwandan and Congolese governments, these gorillas were among the very few poached animals that are lucky enough to be rescued.

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"Because the countries are working together, we managed to reduce that [poaching]," Rica Rugambwa, Rwanda's director general of tourism and parks, told Reuters. "We are able to minimize that but it is still a challenge."

It's estimated that only 680 mountain gorillas live in the forests of Central Africa. The species has been listed as critically endangered, and many are protected within the confines of a Ugandan national park. Others live in the Virunga Volcano Region, which stands on the borders of Rwanda, Uganda and Congo - a dangerous area that has been overcome by civil war in recent years.

The six rescued orphans stayed in Rwanda briefly before being airlifted back to Congo, with help from the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, the conservation groups that sponsored the trip. The gorillas are now being cared for at a rescue center until they are eventually able to be released into the wild.

Erin Skarda is a reporter at TIME. Find her on Twitter at @ErinLeighSkarda. You can also continue the discussion on TIME's Facebook page and on Twitter at @TIME.

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