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A penguin is seen at a national park in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2009. In scenes that captivate countless visitors every year, hundreds of penguins nest lazily in the sparkling sand, preen themselves on the rocks and dart effortlessly though the crystal waters near the Cape of Good Hope.
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Penguins stand together at Table Mountain National Park in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2009.
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Children look at penguins in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. Penguins on the southern tip of Africa are the ultimate crowd-pleaser. But crisis looms: Their numbers are plummeting, and the result is an innovative solution - nesting boxes big enough to house a happy family of parents, chicks and eggs.
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A penguin stands outside a breeding box at a national park in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2009. The nesting boxes are big enough to house a happy family of parents, chicks and eggs and are an innovative solution to the dwindling penguin population.
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Penguins stand together at a national park in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2009.
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A park worker works among newly installed penguin nest boxes at Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. The penguin population is plummeting, and the result is an innovative solution - nesting boxes big enough to house a happy family of parents, chicks and eggs.
Credit: AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam
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A penguin is seen inside a breeding box at a national park in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2009.
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Penguins walk past at a national park in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, March 3, 2009.
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A bird walks past with a penguin egg in its mouth on the beach at Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.
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A park worker works among newly installed penguin nest boxes at Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.
Credit: AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam
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Penguins stand on a rock in Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.
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Penguins stand around on the beach at Simons Town, South Africa, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009.
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A penguin tilts its head at the Table Mountain National Park in Simons Town, South Africa, Tuesday, March 3, 2009. Nest boxes were donated to the Table Mountain National Park to help with the decline of the penguin population in the area.
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Simon's Town is located at the east side (False Bay side) of the Cape Peninsula near Cape Town, South Africa and is home to the South African Navy. From the beach one has views over False Bay. It is world famous for its colony of African penguins (formerly known as Jackass penguins).
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