Some years ago one lonely Jackass penguin moved into the beautiful Boulders Beach at the tip of Africa. while there were penguins found on Robben Island, the infamous island which housed the great Nelson Mandela, they were not found south of this point. Also that is in the Atlantic Ocean, Boulders is in the Indian Ocean. But that penguin soon had company and slowly more joined the colony, more nested and bred in the scrub surrounding the beach, and the occupants of the surrounding houses had to get accustomed to penguins walking in any open door and making themselves at home! After a sad incidence of poisoning, the colony was declared part of the National Parks Board and became a protected area. Now it is a major tourist attraction with boardwalks and viewpoints, but, down on the beach you can still swim and sunbathe with these wonderful birds, surrounded by the towering boulders that give the beach its name.
Some years ago one lonely Jackass penguin moved into the beautiful Boulders Beach at the tip of Africa. while there were penguins found on Robben Island, the infamous island which housed the great Nelson Mandela, they were not found south of this point. Also that is in the Atlantic Ocean, Boulders is in the Indian Ocean. But that penguin soon had company and slowly more joined the colony, more nested and bred in the scrub surrounding the beach, and the occupants of the surrounding houses had to get accustomed to penguins walking in any open door and making themselves at home! After a sad incidence of poisoning, the colony was declared part of the National Parks Board and became a protected area. Now it is a major tourist attraction with boardwalks and viewpoints, but, down on the beach you can still swim and sunbathe with these wonderful birds, surrounded by the towering boulders that give the beach its name.
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