Preliminary investigations have indicated that 63 African penguins found dead at the Boulders African penguin colony in Simonstown were stung by a swarm of Cape honey bees.
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“The dead birds were transported to SANCCOB for postmortems, and biological samples were sent for disease and toxicology testing. No external physical injuries were observed on any of the birds,” SANParks said in a statement.
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