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Endangered penguins killed by swarm of bees

September 23, 2021

More than 60 endangered African penguins were found dead near Cape Town, South Africa. Scientists were first puzzled about what caused their death – but a post mortem concluded it was a swarm of bees. DW correspondent Adrian Kriesch reports.

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