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When the sun comes up over False Bay, the African Penguins start to play! Boulders Beach in Simonstown, South Africa is home to the one of the mainland's largest colonies of African Penguins, formerly called Jackass penguins, named so for their donkey-like mating calls! You can sit on a bench overlooking the beauty of False Bay, with over 2,500 curious African Penguin companions at your side. "How romantic," you say? In fact it is. South African Penguins are extremely loyal, generally keeping one mate for several years. What better day to bask in such a bond, than on Valentine's Day. Experiencing this beautiful phenomenon, will leave you spellbound, despite that the African Penguins likely won't acknowledge you're even there. Busy wooing one another with their ...

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