Cape (Town)Penguins-Auntie Arctics
🐧 CAPE TOWN 🐧
African Penguin Paradise
🇿🇦 BOULDERS BEACH COLONY 🇿🇦
Where Tuxedo-Wearing Birds Meet the Sea
The Only Place to Swim with Penguins
The Only Place to Swim with Penguins
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Meet the Penguins
Meet the Penguins
🐧 Penguin Adventures
The Boulders Colony
🎩 Those cute tuxedo-like birds are alive and well! 🎩
African Penguins living at the tip of South Africa in a place called Boulder Beach.
These charming birds in their formal attire have made this pristine coastline their home,
creating one of the world's most accessible penguin colonies.
Swimming Among Penguins
Boulders still remains the only place in the world where one can actually swim amongst
the penguins as they have continued to invade more beaches. This unique experience allows
visitors to share the ocean with these incredible birds in their natural habitat.
Jack Ass Penguins
🎭 They are sometimes referred to as "Jack Ass" Penguins because they make "hie-hô" in Afrikaans! 🎭
Although Simon's Town is very proud of its penguins, nearby residents suffer badly as the birds
invade their gardens, destroy the undergrowth and are generally very noisy and messy. The area
has now been taken over by Cape Peninsula National Park, with penguins corralled from wandering
inland by fences and boardwalks.
🎭 The "Jack Ass" Penguins
These African Penguins earned their nickname from their distinctive braying call that sounds like
"hie-hô" in Afrikaans. While charming to visitors, they're quite the characters - invading gardens,
making noise, and creating chaos wherever they waddle!
🎬 Penguin Videos
📹 Meet the Colony
Exploring the African Penguin colony at Boulders Beach
Swimming and interacting with the tuxedo-wearing residents
📸 Penguin Gallery
African Penguins in their natural beach environment, showing how they've adapted to
the unique South African coastal ecosystem. These birds have found the perfect balance
between land and sea living.
The famous Boulders Beach colony where hundreds of African Penguins have made their home.
Protected by Cape Peninsula National Park, this site offers unparalleled access to observe
these remarkable birds up close.
⭐ Penguin Highlights
African Penguins
The only penguin species native to Africa, perfectly adapted to the South African climate.
Swim with Penguins
The only place in the world where you can actually swim among wild penguins safely.
"Jack Ass" Calls
Famous for their braying "hie-hô" calls that earned them their amusing nickname.
Boulders Beach
Protected colony site managed by Cape Peninsula National Park with boardwalks.
Tuxedo Birds
Adorable black and white "formal wear" makes them nature's most dapper residents.
Garden Invaders
Notorious for wandering into nearby gardens, being noisy, messy, and destructive!
The only place in the world where one can actually swim amongst the penguins
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