Where They Went

Happy Feet (2006)

Directed by George Miller

An emperor penguin who can't sing but loves to tap-dance is cast out of his colony, crosses Antarctica to find out who is taking the fish, and ends up in a human zoo.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Emperor-Land penguin colony (fictional)
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Hatched into a colony where every penguin finds love through song, Mumble only dances, and is mocked for it.

  2. 2Adélie-Land (fictional)
    ≈ 00:30:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Lost after an encounter with a leopard seal, he befriends the Adélie Amigos and consults the guru Lovelace.

  3. 3Emperor-Land penguin colony (fictional)
    ≈ 00:50:00
    Stated on screenFictional

    Back home with the Amigos, Mumble is exiled by the elders, who blame his dancing for the fish shortage.

  4. 4Forbidden Shore (fictional)
    ≈ 01:05:00
    Stated on screenFictional
  5. 5Marine World (fictional)
    ≈ 01:20:00
    InferredFictional
  6. 6Emperor-Land penguin colony (fictional)
    ≈ 01:35:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
30,119 km
Places
4
Countries
2
Stops
6
  • Swimming: 14,948 km
  • Not shown: 14,676 km
  • On foot: 496 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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