The "handsome" emperor penguin, named Gus, made a pitstop on Ocean Beach in Denmark, a town in Western Australia on Nov. 1, according to the Government of Western Australia's Department of Biodiversity,

Wildlife caretakers released the bird into the Southern Ocean after he'd put on some weight and regained his strength

After nearly three weeks of care, the first emperor penguin found in Australia has been returned to the wild. Dubbed 'Gus' by his caretaker, the bird was set free in the Southern Ocean off Western Australia.