India, Feb. 24 -- South Africa holds 88% of the world's remaining African penguins

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South Africa is home to 88 per cent of the world's colonies of African penguins (Spheniscus demersus). The species is classified as Critically Endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. This means there is a high risk the birds could go extinct in the wild following rapid population declines.

This species was once abundant along the coasts of South Africa and Namibia. But the population has fallen by a...