Dozens of endangered African penguins were apparently killed by a swarm of bees in South Africa on Friday
The 63 penguins were found dead on Friday at a colony in Simonstown, near Cape Town, according to a statement from South African National Parks ."The deaths occurred suddenly some time between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning," and experts started investigating the cause of death, the statement said.
Read MoreAlison Kock, a SANParks marine biologist, thanked the organization's partners, including the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds and the City of Cape Town, for their assistance in investigating the"unusual event.""No more dead African penguins were found on site today, and we will continue to monitor the situation," Kock said in the statement.
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