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Quote: South of Simon's Town (named after Dutch colonist, Simon van der Stel) along the west coast of the Cape, south of Cape Town itself, is Boulders Beach, famous for its colonies of sphenicus demersis, or African penguins. There aren't many spots in... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review
From journal Cape Town Pt 2 - In and around the Cape
Quote: Boulders Beach claims to be home to the only mainland penguin colony. We saw around 20 sunning themselves on the boulders, a half-dozen swimming in the pools by the boulders, and probably close to a hundred nesting in the underbrush on a short... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review
From journal Exploring the Cape Peninsula
Quote: Boulders Beach (Simon’s Town) Just south of Cape Town in Simon’s Town is one of only two spots on the African continent where penguins can be seen in their natural habitat. About a kilometer south of the main center of town is the turn off... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review
From journal Cape Town and the winelands
Quote: Hang on the main swimming beach, or stand in the clear calm water, and before you know it, there they are, African penquins! Previously know as jackass penquins, they are curious, inquistive little tuxecedo creatures. A beach has been fenced for... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review
From journal African Safari
Quote: Simon Town could be a coastal city like any other. However since 1983, some special inhabitants came to invade the beaches of the town. An overall total of 2350 adult penguins live there. The place is favoured as a penguin's breeding locality... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review
From journal Cape Town
Quote: Penguins in South Africa? Who ever heard of something so ridiculous? But they're there, all right. I saw them with my own eyes, and up close, too. Hundreds of them congregate on the beach and rock banks out in the water, swimming (surprisingly... Read the full Boulders Beach (Penguin Colony) review
From journal South Africa