#simon's town

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African penguins gather at the coast of Simon’s Town, near Cape Town, South Africa. The birds, less politely known as jackass penguins, are threatened with extinction

Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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Foxy Beach Penguin Watching, Kleintuin Road, Simon's Town, Cape Town, South Africa

Simone Dinoia

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The South African Town Where Penguins Rule

A colony of 1,000 breeding pairs of African penguins nests on the beaches and in the gardens of Simon's Town

A Netflix short video (about a minute and a half) about the African Penguins in Simon’s Town, South Africa.

When we were in Simon’s Town a few years ago, we saw thousands of these birds. Here are four of my photos. Back then, some of the boardwalks were placed just above the sand. Maybe they still are. The penguins were strolling along just next to the boardwalk in the sand, tempting us stupid humans to interact. Note the penguin in photo number one. I interacted with that guy, and as I was stretching my hand toward penguin, penguin bit me on the index finger, and it hurt and bled like hell! Evil penguin!

African penguins used to be called “jackass penguins,” because one of their noises sounds like the braying of a jackass.

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“Biodiversity”, False Bay, Simon's Town, South Africa,

Echinoderms form a branch of benthic marine animals present at all oceanic bottoms. They constitute a very important part of benthic fauna with a very rich diversity of up to 7000 species related in 5 classes: tarfish, sea urchins, sea cucumbers, feather stars and brittle star. And therefore play a major role in the biological processes of the marine environment, particularly with regard to the recycling of waste by their detritus feeders or filter feeders.

Greg Lecoeur Photography,

Underwater Photography Guide

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James & Ehlke. Prints: https://society6.com/jonnynichayes

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In the Earth day something to remind you how amazing nature is

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Abbey Road

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IMG_2799 by Bharat Via Flickr: The beautiful setting of Welgelegen Boutique Guest House, where I stayed while in Cape Town. Located in the Oranjezicht neighborhood of Cape Town, the guest house comprises 13 rooms, housed in two late 19th-century Victorian buildings.