African Penguins (IMAGE)

University of Exeter

African Penguins

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These are an endangered African penguins on Robben Island, South Africa, where former South African president, Nelson Mandela spent 18 of his 27 years in prison. Restrictions on commercial fishing in a 20 km radius around Robben Island led to improved penguin chick survival.

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© Davide Gaglio, <a href="http://davygaglio.wix.com/home" target="_blank">http://davygaglio.wix.com/home</a>

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