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Magellan penguins marooned on Brazil's beaches prepare to be returned home
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Air Force fly lost penguins home
Hundreds of penguins who got a bit lost and ended up miles away from home are being flown back to the south Atlantic ocean by the Brazilian air force.
At least 1,000 penguins have washed up on Brazil's beaches so far this year.
Penguins swim north every year in search of food, but they don't normally get this far - some have made a massive journey of more than 1,860 miles!
Hundreds of the birds are now being flown to the south of Brazil to be released back into the ocean.
Others will return home on a navy boat, while those that were exhausted by their long journeys are getting to stay behind for a while to recover.
It's not the first time the Brazilian air force has helped penguins get home safely, but experts say this year they are seeing loads more of their unusual passengers than normal.
Fish supply
The penguins usually live in colder waters near Patagonia, at the southern tip of South America, and some experts are worried about what's making them swim so far away.
They say the long journeys they're making suggests something has gone wrong with their normal fish supply.
But they're not sure whether it's because of changes in water temperatures and ocean currents, or due to man-made pollution.
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Rescued penguins to return home (video)
Around 50 Magellan penguins who became lost and washed up on Brazil's northern beaches are set to return to their natural habitat.
The stranded animals have been through rehabilitation in a Brazilian zoo to prepare them for life back in the Straits of Magellan.
Up to one thousand penguins have been rescued over the last four months, with around 400 returned to the wild.
It's thought stronger than usual ocean currents pulled the birds off-course.
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