"よちよち歩き"する野生のペンギンが南アフリカのビーチにいた【画像集】

南アフリカのボルダーズビーチは、世界で唯一近くで、野生のペンギンを近くで見ることができる。
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南アフリカのボルダーズビーチは、世界で唯一、野生のペンギンを近くで見ることができる。

美しい海辺で、よちよち歩きするペンギンたち。その愛らしい姿に、思わず顔がほころぶ。

ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(01 of28)
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高清风景壁纸汇总[第1期] (credit:Flickr/一元 马)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(02 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: African penguins stand along the rocks at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(03 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: An African penguin walks during a full moon at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(04 of28)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 25: A penguin walks out to sea at an event organised to rehabilitate penguins rescued from oil spills at Boulders Beach on September 26, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The penguins were released by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds on African Penguin Day, an international initiative to raise awareness of this \'vulnerable to extinction\'species\'. (Photo by Michelly Rall/Getty Images) (credit:Michelly Rall via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(05 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: An African penguin mother feeds her young at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(06 of28)
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ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(07 of28)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 13: African Rockhopper penguin walk along the shoreline at \'The Boulders\' in Table Mountain National Park on October 13, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The penguins at Boulders are currently entering the molting season and are part of one of only two mainland colonies in the world. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(08 of28)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 25: Penguins swim out from the shore at an event organised to rehabilitate penguins rescued from oil spills at Boulders Beach on September 26, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The penguins were released by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds on African Penguin Day, an international initiative to raise awareness of this \'vulnerable to extinction\'species\'. (Photo by Michelly Rall/Getty Images) (credit:Michelly Rall via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(09 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: African penguins walk long the rocks as a full moon rises at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(10 of28)
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Penguin, Boulders Beach, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo by Hoberman Collection/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Hoberman Collection via Getty Images)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - SEPTEMBER 25: Penguins swim out from the shore at an event organised to rehabilitate penguins rescued from oil spills at Boulders Beach on September 26, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The penguins were released by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds on African Penguin Day, an international initiative to raise awareness of this \'vulnerable to extinction\'species\'. (Photo by Michelly Rall/Getty Images) (credit:Michelly Rall via Getty Images)
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African penguin chicks are pictured on November 30, 2013 at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) in Cape Town. Over 150 abandoned African penguin chicks have been admitted to SANCCOB\'s centres this month from Stony Point, Boulders Beach and Robben Island. There are less than 19,000 breeding pairs of the endangered species left in South Africa. Another 300 chicks are expected to be rescued by February 2014. AFP PHOTO/JENNIFER BRUCE (Photo credit should read JENNIFER BRUCE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(13 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: African penguins gather at the end of the afternoon at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(14 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: An African penguin walks along at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(15 of28)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 06: African Rock Hopper Penguins stand on rocks at Boulders Beach on June 6, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(16 of28)
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Two Penguins, Boulders Beach, Cape Town, South Africa (Photo by Hoberman Collection/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Hoberman Collection via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(17 of28)
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ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(18 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: African penguins walk along Boulders Beach at sunset June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(19 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: An African penguin stands along the rocks during a full moon at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(20 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: An African penguin walks past a full moon at Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(21 of28)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 06: African Rock Hopper Penguins stand on rocks at Boulders Beach on June 6, 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(22 of28)
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SIMONS TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - JUNE 29: An African penguin walks along Boulders Beach June 29,2010 in Simon\'s Town, South Africa. The vulnerable species live in a penguin colony in False Bay that is part of Table Mountain National Park. Since breeding two pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown over the years to over 3,000. Tourists in country for the World Cup have brought double the usual numbers of people visiting the famous penguin breeding ground according to a park official. (Photo by Paula Bronstein/Getty Images) (credit:Paula Bronstein via Getty Images)
ボルダーズビーチのペンギンたち(23 of28)
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CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - OCTOBER 13: An African Rockhopper penguin sits on a rock after dark on the shoreline at \'The Boulders\' in Table Mountain National Park on October 13, 2009 in Cape Town, South Africa. The penguins at Boulders are currently entering the molting season and are part of one of only two mainland colonies in the world. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) (credit:Dan Kitwood via Getty Images)
美しいボルダーズビーチ(24 of28)
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MARTHA\'S VINEYARD, CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES - 2012/09/24: Lucy Vincent Beach. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:John Greim via Getty Images)
美しいボルダーズビーチ(25 of28)
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MARTHA\'S VINEYARD, CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES - 2012/09/22: Lucy Vincent Beach at sunset. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:John Greim via Getty Images)
美しいボルダーズビーチ(26 of28)
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A landscape of the beach, off the East Coast village of Panama, in South of Arugam Bay, Sri Lanka. May 29, 2010. (Photo by: Majority World/UIG via Getty Images) (credit:Majority World via Getty Images)
美しいボルダーズビーチ(27 of28)
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MARTHA\'S VINEYARD, CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES - 2012/09/22: Lucy Vincent Beach. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:John Greim via Getty Images)
美しいボルダーズビーチ(28 of28)
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MARTHA\'S VINEYARD, CHILMARK, MASSACHUSETTS, UNITED STATES - 2013/10/20: Rock with moving ocean water. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) (credit:John Greim via Getty Images)

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