{"id":7845,"date":"2024-09-12T15:02:58","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:02:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/a-runaway-penguin-spent-two-weeks-missing-at-sea-a-typhoon-may-have-saved-her\/"},"modified":"2024-09-12T15:02:58","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:02:58","slug":"a-runaway-penguin-spent-two-weeks-missing-at-sea-a-typhoon-may-have-saved-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/2024\/09\/12\/a-runaway-penguin-spent-two-weeks-missing-at-sea-a-typhoon-may-have-saved-her\/","title":{"rendered":"A runaway penguin spent two weeks missing at sea. A typhoon may have saved her"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxbkvn000mpup27lto504z@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A runaway penguin has been found safe in Japan nearly two weeks after she first went missing, having paddled 45 kilometers (28 miles) during a typhoon in a survival story her keeper called \u201cmiraculous.\u201d    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/interactive-video\/instances\/cm0z1iuha00023b6k4dg6yvau@published\" class=\"interactive-video\" data-component-name=\"interactive-video\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"interactive-video__container \">            <video class=\"interactive-video__player\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\" autoplay=\"\" playsinline=\"\"><\/video>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"interactive-video__metadata\">\n<div class=\"interactive-video__caption\">                <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Pen&#8217;s first time swimming in the ocean was at the beach from which she escaped.<\/span><figcaption class=\"interactive-video__credit\">Gekidan Penters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k00073b6kec0td9qa@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            While taking a dip in the ocean to avoid heatstroke, Pen suddenly became agitated and swam through a hole in her enclosure out into open waters. Her escape left Imai wracked with worry and guilt.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k00083b6k36t31bko@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            African penguins can swim up to 40 kilometers (25 miles) a day, he said, but in captivity, their muscle mass decreases. Pen had never swum in the sea before visiting that beach.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000a3b6k87j3bge0@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A lucky break would keep Pen safe.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000b3b6kattnis4h@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            A powerful typhoon called Shanshan brought high winds and torrential rain to the country at the end of August, killing at least six people, displacing millions, knocking out power and disrupting air travel.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000c3b6krgef1qb9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            But, amid the destruction, the typhoon was a boon for little Pen, Imai said. With no boats able to operate, Pen avoided collisions and getting caught in fishing nets. The record rainfall provided a reliable source of hydration and cooling.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000d3b6k809en3tl@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cShe survived because of the typhoon,\u201d Imai said. \u201cIt was almost miraculous timing.\u201d    <\/p>\n<div data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/interactive-video\/instances\/cm0z1j70t00053b6kr5ai41af@published\" class=\"interactive-video\" data-component-name=\"interactive-video\" data-editable=\"settings\">\n<div class=\"interactive-video__container \">            <video class=\"interactive-video__player\" loop=\"\" muted=\"\" autoplay=\"\" playsinline=\"\"><\/video>        <\/div>\n<div class=\"interactive-video__metadata\">\n<div class=\"interactive-video__caption\">                <span data-editable=\"metaCaption\" class=\"inline-placeholder\">Pen&#8217;s keeper, Ryosuke Imai, rescued Pen after someone spotted her on a beach 45 kilometers from where she escaped.<\/span><figcaption class=\"interactive-video__credit\">Gekidan Penters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000e3b6k6gakuqnh@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Because of the typhoon, Gekidan Penters wasn\u2019t initially able to send out rescue boats to search for Pen, so it was even more surprising when on Sunday someone spotted her swimming near a beach about 8 miles from where she first went missing. It was just 10 minutes from the facility where she usually lives.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000f3b6k1tw7dq12@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            \u201cWhen we first received the report, I couldn\u2019t believe there was really a penguin,\u201d Imai said. \u201cIt was a huge relief.\u201d    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000g3b6kftv10y92@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            Pen had no injuries and was in good physical shape.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000h3b6k2w7b2e1w@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            She also passed \u201csubstantial droppings,\u201d Imai said, which means she must\u2019ve found something to snack on during her journey \u2013 likely fish or crab, her keeper guessed, though Pen had never eaten live fish before.    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph-primary-core-light\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cm0yxdt2k000j3b6kysu9kzj9@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">            He added, \u201cit\u2019s nothing short of a miracle.\u201d    <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A runaway penguin has been found safe in Japan nearly two weeks after she first&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7846,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailywashingtoninsider.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}