African penguins
Bees kill dozens of endangered penguins in Simon's Town
The South African National Parks said the birds were taken to the foundation for post-mortems and samples sent for disease and toxicology testing.
The bird has been listed as Endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature since 2010 - and every year since then - the population reaches new record lows.
It's been classified as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
Experts said an unknown number of penguins had been affected on the rocky, uninhabited island, which is home to the largest breeding colony of endangered African penguins in the world.
SANParks says the main reason for the ongoing decrease of African penguins in South Africa is a scarcity of prey around its main breeding localities along the west coast.
Several penguins were rescued after an oil spill in Port Elizabeth at the weekend.
Talk Radio 702 host John Robbie interviewed Mark Anderson, CEO at BirdLifeSA, about their initiative to save African penguins.
Sanccob is worried about the future the African penguin after 155 were abandoned after breeding season.
A total of 155 abandoned African penguin chicks have been admitted to SANCCOB centres.