WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- He needed a little push before speeding backward down a makeshift slide. Once in the water, he popped his head up for one last look. And then he was gone. The wayward ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The penguin known as “Happy Feet” has vanished in the ocean on his way home from New Zealand, eluding his trackers just days after his release and leaving behind a ...

An animated jukebox musical that grafted "Billy Elliot" onto a Disney nature film, the 2006 hit "Happy Feet" told the story of Mumble, a penguin who is ostracized for his inability to sing Top 40 ...

At least $30,000 has been spent saving Happy Feet the penguin at a time when conservation budgets for safeguarding other wildlife are being slashed. But the bird has provided priceless publicity for ...

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"Happy Feet Two" could have used an editor with ice in his or her veins, to judiciously slice out some unneeded plotlines and save the extra scenes for "Happy Feet Three." The penguins from the ...

The prospect of writing a bad review of Happy Feet Two is about as appetizing as kicking a puppy. But what if it’s a puppy that eats all the furniture — or at least the better part of two hours? And ...

Such wisdom and pluck are the mark of a hero, and a hero it is who inspires the masses in Happy Feet. To be sure, he is a flightless bird, but whoever said a leading man needs grace? Or looks? Or ...

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Emperor penguin became a sensation after washing up on New Zealand beach. Sept. 5, 2011 — -- Happy Feet, the emperor penguin who captured the hearts of millions around the world when it got lost ...

This CG-animated film with a "Dumbo"-esque story about a tap-dancing emperor penguin aims for -- and delivers -- something more than a charming children's cartoon. By Kirk Honeycutt, The Associated ...