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A two day old endangered African penguin chick is inspected by Romy Klusner, Head of the Chick Rearing Unit at the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) in Cape Town, South Africa, 09 March 2016. During egg season African penguin eggs are rescued from nearby colonies by Penguin Rangers from the South African National Parks (SANParks) and Cape Nature organisation. These eggs have either been abandoned by their parents or the adult penguins were found nesting in areas outside of the protected colony, putting both the adults and their young at risk. In such cases the adult penguins are relocated to the safety of the colony and the eggs are brought to SANCCOB for hand-rearing. For the next three months these penguin chicks receive treatment by SANCCOB until as juvenile penguins they are deemed fit and healthy enough for release back into the wild. (Photo by Nic Bothma/EPA)
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