Yes, there are penguins in Africa, but for how long?
10 November 2019 |
6:46 pm
It is believed that more than two million penguins once lived along the coast of Namibia and South Africa. Now only a tiny fraction remains. An organization in Cape Town is trying to put a stop to the downward spiral of the seabird's population.
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