Oil-soaked penguins rescued in South Africa
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An
African penguin is washed with a toothbrush by staff at the South
African Foundation for the
Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) after it was found covered in oil on Robben Island
near Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 5.
Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) after it was found covered in oil on Robben Island
near Cape Town, South Africa, Sept. 5.
Schalk Van Zuydam / AP
An African penguin is washed by staff at the SANCCOB.
The Seli One was hit by a storm at Dolphin Beach on Friday, which resulted in a wreckage that leaked the oil. More than a kilometer of the coastline was polluted and the run-off streaks are continuing to spread. The oil is not expected to move further north, but the City of Cape Town has still appealed to the Transport Department to remove the Seli One from the coastline. Continue reading.
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An African penguin is washed by staff at SANCCOB.
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