Officials said that all the penguins had multiple bee stings, including around their eyes, and no other external physical injuries.
The penguins, who were part of the tourist-friendly Boulders Beach colony, were found dead primarily in Simonstown. So you can imagine how distressing it was to hear that a swarm of Cape honey bees is suspected of killing 63 endangered African penguins near Cape Town, South Africa, last week, according to officials from South African National Parks and the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds.
I like when people say things like “save the bees,” because I recognize that they play a role in pollination, as honey bee propaganda has taught me via a seemingly constant stream of documentaries for at least the past decade or so.īut I do not like honey bees when they attack penguins, which outrank bees in both cuteness and protected status. I like the honey that they produce, which I enjoy with butter on a slice of toast from time to time.
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