In this photo taken Tuesday June 21, 2011, an Emperor penguin is seen on Peka Peka Beach of the Kapiti Coast in New Zealand. Emperor penguins typically spend their entire lives in Antarctica and almost never make landfall near humans, with the last sighting in New Zealand being more than 44 years ago.

First published in the March 06, 2012, 9:28 a.m. edition

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