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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

Their numbers have declined so rapidly that a paltry 10 percent of the pre-20th century population remains (read Adam Riley’s post on Africa’s endangered species ). Today, there are more than 3,000 birds at this accessible colony and they are protected by fences and stiff fines for human disturbance.

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