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Seabirding off Cape Point

10,000 Birds

Pelagic Scene off Cape Point: Trawl being retrieved This is the best time for close-up photography, so engrossed are the squabbling birds with their feeding priorities as they slow their pace to alight on the surface as scraps and by-catch drifts back along the wake triggering a competitive feeding frenzy.

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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

Sharks, Cape Fur Seals and even Killer Whales will prey on them in the ocean. White Sharks, especially young ones, will prey on African Penguins. But, although they are extremely agile and quick swimmers, they are not out of danger when they enter the water.

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