Popular South African penguin edging closer to extinction
By Justine Gerardy | China Daily | Updated: 2011-04-12 08:02
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African Penguins are pictured on March 16 in Simon's Town near Cape Town, South Africa. Africa's only nesting penguin was reclassified as endangered last year. Scientists have estimated that only around 26,000 pairs remain, a significant decline since the beginning of the 20th century. Stephane De Sakutin / Agence France-Presse |
CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Penguins waddle over giant boulders and dive into the shallow turquoise sea to the delight of camera-ready tourists near the tip of South Africa.
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