Boulders Beach

Location: Simon’s Town (south of Cape Town), South Africa (Continent of Africa)
What’s interesting here? There is an African penguin colony that lives here, and you can get up close to them
How many are there?: Today, there are about 3,000 of them
Date they arrived: In 1982, two pairs (4 penguins) of penguins arrived in False Bay (the body of water the beach is at) and started the colony
Their numbers are decreasing, and they are on the Endangered list because their habitat is becoming smaller, and there is insufficient food and pollution. So today, the beach is protected by law to help their numbers hopefully recover.
You can go and see them, but you must keep your distance and can not feed them. There is a fee (money) to enter. There is a boardwalk that goes out to the beach, where you can go and see the penguins.
You can swim here, but it is at a different part of the beach than the boardwalk. You may meet a penguin friend, but don’t touch if one swims up to you.

About African Penguins

Animal class: Birds (Have feathers, a beak (no teeth), two legs, two wings (some species cannot fly), have vertebrae (spine or backbone), are warm-blooded (the body temperature stays about the same temperature), lay eggs, might be related to dinosaurs, have a four-chamber heart (4 parts), most have excellent eyesight, and they range in size from the Bee hummingbird at 2.2 in (5.5 cm) to the Ostrich at 9 ft (3 m) tall) (Examples: Penguins, parrots, owls, and hawks) There are around 11,000 different species)
Diet: Carnivores (They only eat meat): small fish, crabs, shrimp, and squid
Lifespan: About 15-20 years
Predators: Sharks, mongooses, seals, cats, and birds
Size: About 2 ft (61 cm) tall
Speed: They can swim about 15 mph (24 kmh) when they are hunting
Weight: About 8 lb (4 kg)