Image: SuppliedA young Otago yellow-eyed penguin's amazing odyssey has continued as the bird, dubbed Takaraha, reached the Cook Strait last night. The bird's unusual course has continued and unlike other penguins being tracked by University of Otago researchers, Takaraha has shown no interest in staying close to home. Tracking data showed the bird had travelled 954km and 665km from her Otago home, as the crow flies. The Catlins-born juvenile is one of 23 yellow-eyed penguins university researchers have fitted with 25g to 40g transmitters so they can be tracked while on their ''OE''. But yellow-eyed penguins had been found as far away as Wharariki Beach, near Golden Bay, or on the west coast of Wellington.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 15, 2018 21:45 UTC