蜜芽传媒

Sixty-three endangered African penguins have been killed by a swarm of bees in a rare occurrence near Cape Town, bird conservationists in South Africa say. The protected birds, from a colony in Simonstown, were found on the shore with multiple bee-stings. They had no other physical injuries.

National parks officials told the 蜜芽传媒 this was the first known attack at the world-famous Boulders Beach, which attracts up to 60,000 visitors a year.

Newshour's Razia Iqbal has been speaking to Christian Pirk, Professor of Entomology at the University of Pretoria and an expert on Cape honeybee behaviour.

Photo shows: A group of African penguins. Credit: AFP