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BOULDER PENGUIN COLONY

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Boulders Beach, Simon'S Town, South Africa
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2024
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2024

Observation of the Boulders penguin colony in Simon's Town, animals that swim at 7 km/h.

A ribbon of pearly sand appears between the granite boulders formed 540 million years ago. This is Foxy Beach, the heart of the Boulders Nature Reserve, now part of Cape Peninsula National Park. Walkways on stilts lead to the immediate vicinity of the beach where a society of 3,000 African penguins (African Penguins - Sphenicus demersus), a bird on the Red List of Threatened Species, lives. At the end of the 20th century, it was estimated that only 10% of the one and a half million African penguins recorded in 1910 remained! The colony of Boulders, the result of only two couples, is a spectacle in an extraordinary setting, between the ocean turning turquoise under the sun and the mastic grass of the coastal fynbos.

From the wooden pontoon fitted out as an observation bridge, you can observe them from a few meters away and follow their perpetual agitation. These animals, which swim at 7 km/h and can stay underwater for two minutes, have developed a special colour protection: their belly is white to avoid being spotted by predators swimming deeper and looking towards the clear water, while their back is black to escape the danger from above. Incredible, isn't it? For the African penguin, the breeding period begins in February; in September and October, the birds are less numerous on land because they seek their food at sea.


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Visited in august 2023
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Immanquable spectacle
Très bien organisé pour laisser une paix - relative - aux pingouins. On ne se lasse pas de les observer. Du monde mais des chemins permettent de les observer aussi en dehors de la plage, plus tranquillement.
Vaut absolument le détour.
ryokan
Visited in february 2020
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De petits oiseaux bien agréables.
Voir se diriger en couple, les manchots vers la mer est un spectacle amusant car ils avancent par deux raides et décidés. En février, c'est la saison des amours et nous les avons vus s'accoupler ou entrer dans leur terrier.
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Visited in october 2019
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belle visite
beaucoup de monde mais cela en vaut la peine.
Pingouins à perte de vue. Il y en a partout.
Compter 1h de visite à l'aise avec photos.
mimilee
Visited in september 2018
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Une plage magnifique où vous pouvez observer les manchots de très près. Le chemin est facile d'accès et les panneaux explicatifs intéressants.
C'est une très belle étape !
tilo972
Visited in september 2018
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Ballade intéressante qui permet de voir au plus près les manchots et d'observer leur comportement. Il y a quelques panneaux explicatifs très instructifs.
A faire si vous êtes sur la route vers le cap bonne espérance.

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