Too cold for penguins - Times LIVE

Extreme cold, wind and heavy rain has killed 600 African penguin chicks on Bird island, a reserve located in Algoa Bay near Port Elizabeth.
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When the weather cleared on Thursday morning, rangers had used a helicopter to airlift two injured adult penguins and five abandoned chicks to Port Elizabeth.
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Taplin said the death of penguin chicks due to extreme weather was a naturally-occurring phenomenon, and one in which SANParks did not usually interfere.

"In this instance, however, the number of chick deaths was higher than usual. The African penguin is classified as an endangered species, so we took action," she said.

There are about 700 African penguin breeding pairs on Bird Island.