Bloodbath at Betty's Bay

24 June 2016 - 09:59
By ARON HYMAN

A leopard walked through a village in broad daylight and crossed a main road before killing 33 endangered African penguins in less than 15 minutes. But despite its display of boldness and bloodthirstiness, residents of Betty's Bay are fans."We are very sad about those 33 [penguins] that were killed but nature's got to take its course and there are thousands of penguins here," said resident Merle Foot.

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