Text title: Endangered penguins killed by swarm of bees in a rare attack near Cape Town
Text type: News article
Text creator: Liz McDonald
Critical Literacy Question: What does the author of this text want us to know?
Date: 21st September 2021
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| The African Penguins at Boulder Beach, South Africa. Adapted from Stuff |
Brief:
Sixty-three endangered penguins have been killed by a swarm of bees near Cape Town. The bodies were found at the shore at Boulders Beach, South Africa. They were killed with multiple bee stings and no other physical injuries. BBC reported that one of the penguins had been stung 27 times. It is thought that a bee hive was disturbed and caused a bee to swarm and become aggressive.
The Guardian has reported that “This is a very rare occurrence. We do not expect it to happen often, it’s a fluke".
These African penguins are found in the coastal areas of South Africa and Nambia and are considered with declining populations.
Adapted from: Stuff
Critical literacy:
The article briefs about endangered African Penguins attacked and killed by a swarm of bees. It states that the bees were disturbed and attacked the penguins aggressively. This is shown by a point in the article, "One of the penguins had been stung 27 times, the BBC reported." The article ended saying that it was a rare occurrence and think it is a fluke. The African Penguins are on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s red list - endangered.
