Penguin Beach Blouder's Beach
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In Simon's Town on the east coast of Cape Town, there is a small bay called "Boulder Park". enjoy the sun. In 1982, local fishermen discovered the first two pairs of penguins here. After more than 20 years of reproduction, the number of penguins now exceeds 3,000, and a penguin sanctuary has been specially set up on the beach for penguins to reproduce and survive. Known as Penguin Beach.
There are two types of penguins in South Africa: the larger jazz penguins and the smaller fairy penguins. Penguin Beach, a small penguin with a size of only 20-30 cm, is a rare species unique to Africa. It is also called "old donkey penguin" because it screams like an old donkey. It has been listed by the World Animal Protection Association recently. List of protected animals. At the same time, in order to protect the better reproduction of penguins, the reserve has also issued a series of rules.
It takes 40 minutes by car from the center of Cape Town to come to Penguin Beach, walk into the plank road, look from the edge of the beach, and see the magnificent penguin army, surfing, playing in the water, foraging in the sea, competing for territory, or Enjoy the sun on the beach.