What’s an African penguin?
The African penguin is a species of penguin confined to southern African waters. Because they do not require very low temperatures, these penguins are popular with zoos.
Are African penguins at risk of extinction?
African penguins are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list, meaning they face a high risk of extinction.
Are bees a natural enemy of African Penguins?
A swarm of bees has killed 63 endangered African penguins on a beach outside Cape Town, the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds said Monday, Sept. 20, 2021. Postmortems showed all the penguins had multiple bee stings. That said, experts consider a bee attack on penguins a rare event.