The deaths of 63 African penguins in South Africa are suspected to have been caused by cape bees

Overseas network on September 20, South Africa Cape Town suburbs last Friday (17th) there were 63 African penguins in the absence of trauma in the mysterious death, after careful inspection by experts, found that they have the traces of cape bee stings, the ground is also covered with dead bees, so it is determined that these penguins were attacked by the swarm to kill.

South African news website TimesLive reported on the 19th that after the people of Simon's Town, the habitat of African penguins, found the bodies of 63 African penguins, veterinarians from the South African National Park Service, veterinarians in cape town and the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of the Southern African Coast Coastal Birds) penguin experts immediately investigated the cause of their deaths. According to the South African National Parks Service, the dead African penguins were not injured at all, and the remains of the creatures were sent for disease and poison testing, but the autopsy results showed that they had all been stung by bees many times before they died, and many dead Cape bees were found at the site of their deaths, so it is preliminarily inferred that the penguins were attacked and injured by swarms of bees.

Alison Kock, a marine biologist at South Africa's National Parks Service, said he thanked all the partners who protected the animals to help them investigate the unusual incident. He pointed out that no more African penguins have been found dead at the scene, and the situation will be continuously monitored. (Overseas Network Hou Xingchuan)

Source: Overseas Network