South Africa’s photo-op penguins show signs of decline

Agence France-Presse: 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. The birds are a top attraction in Simon's Town, a naval village in Cape Town where motorists yield to the seabirds, but their numbers are dwindling, a worrying factor that also points to wider threats to the world's oceans. "The African Penguins have been decreasing, by 60 percent now, since 2004, so that's why we are all very worried," said Lorien......

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