[WATCH] Penguins Stroll The Streets Due to Corona Lockdown, Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa –

With people in South Africa being under national lockdown and out of their way, Penguins in Cape Town decided to take a walk and explore the high street shops. 

Under the watchful eye of the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) Penguin Rangers, the African Penguins waddled down the street for a bit of window shopping. 

The video, taken by Mikaela Slier, was posted to SANCCOB Facebook page on Friday has over 400 000 views and continues to climb.

The African Penguins are a highly endangered species, and the organisation has called on people to adopt a penguin egg at https://bit.ly/3csbrtQ and help save the penguin species.

Located between Simon’s Town and Cape Point, Boulder’s Beach has become world-famous for its thriving colony of African Penguins. Set in a residential area, it is one of the few sites where this endangered bird can be observed at close range. 

Previously, the Two Oceans Aquarium let the penguins roam freely while the public is under lockdown due the COVID-19 outbreak.

In this March video, “little Jasmine” penguin can be seen excitedly hopping around the penguin exhibit.

Even though the Two Oceans Aquarium is closed amid the #COVID19 pandemic, our staff are still hard at work caring for our animals. For our precious #penguins, like little Jasmin, no public visitors means getting to have the Aquarium to themselves! 🐧 pic.twitter.com/LS7UfaUmE6

— Two Oceans Aquarium (@2OceansAquarium) March 22, 2020

While the aquarium is no stranger to taking its penguins for walks, amid the coronavirus lockdown their walks are less restricted. The cute aquatic birds are a hit on social media with people loving how they skip down stairs. 

The penguins on a tour of an aquarium trend comes after Chicago’s Shedd aquarium went viral for showing its penguins Edward and Annie exploring their digs. Enjoy! 

Cuteness overload warning! 

While this may be a strange time for us, these days feel normal for animals at Shedd. Our caregivers are constantly providing new experiences for the animals to explore and express their natural behaviors with. Let us know what penguin activities you would like to see! (3/3) pic.twitter.com/ftlow7iPHl

— Shedd Aquarium (@shedd_aquarium) March 16, 2020

The African Penguins are a highly endangered species, if you would like to contribute, you can now adopt a penguin egg at https://bit.ly/3csbrtQ and help the penguin species.

Source: IOL News 

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