A malnourished emperor penguin, far from its Antarctic home, is being cared for by a wildlife expert, according to a government department statement released Monday.

The adult male penguin was discovered on November 1st on a beach in the town of Denmark, in temperate southwest Australia. This location is approximately 2,200 miles north of the penguin’s usual icy habitat along the Antarctic coast.

This is the first recorded instance of an emperor penguin being found in Australia, according to University of Western Australia research fellow Belinda Cannell. While some emperor penguins have been sighted in New Zealand, which is mostly located further south than Western Australia, this is a unique occurrence.

Cannell expressed uncertainty about the penguin’s journey to Denmark.

Cannell is providing guidance to seabird rehabilitator Carol Biddulph, who is caring for the penguin. To help the penguin cope with the warmer climate, Biddulph is using a chilled water mist. The penguin stands at 39 inches tall and initially weighed 51 pounds, significantly less than the average healthy male’s weight of over 100 pounds.

The department stated that its primary focus is on rehabilitating the penguin. When asked about the possibility of returning the penguin to Antarctica, the department responded that “options are still being worked through.”