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 on Sunday.
African penguins, which inhabit the coast
and islands of southern Africa, are on the International Union for Conservation
of Nature's red list, meaning they face a high risk of extinction
The protected birds, found on Friday, were
from a colony at Simon's Town, a small town near Cape Town.
The area is a national park and the Cape
honey bees are part of the ecosystem.
The South African National Parks said the
birds were taken to the foundation for post-mortems and samples sent for
disease and toxicology testing.
The foundation's David Roberts, a clinical
veterinarian. Has said that after tests were done they had found bee stings
around the penguins' eyes.
Done by Lizeka Tsotetsi
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