'Miracle' Japan penguin found two weeks after escape

Pen-chan, a female Cape penguin born and raised in captivity who had never swum in the open sea before or fended for herself, absconded from an event in the central Aichi region on August 25.

This handout photo taken on September 8, 2024 and received on September 11, 2024, from Ryosuke Imai, a staff member of Gekidan Penters, shows a six-year-old Cape penguin, also known as an African penguin, after it was found following its escape, in the city of Tokoname, Aichi prefecture. (Photo by Ryosuke IMAI / Courtesy of Ryosuke Imai / AFP)