African Penguin colonies
They live in colonies off the coast of southern Africa, from Hollamsbird Island (off central Namibia) to Bird Island (Algoa Bay); the largest of which is Dyer Island (near Kleinbaai). Currently there are 27 breeding colonies:
8 islands & 1 mainland site off the coast of southern Namibia
10 islands and 3 mainland sites off the coast of the Western Cape
Six islands in Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape province
Penguins no longer breed at 9 locations where they formerly bred (or were suspected to breed) in Namibia (Negletus, Seal, Penguin, North Long, North Reef, and Albatross Islands) and South Africa (Jacob's Reef, Quoin, and Mossel Bay's Seal Islands).
In the 1980's, two new colonies were established on the African mainland; where they co-exist with humans. These are at Boulders beach and Stony Point near Betty's Bay. These penguins have become accustomed to humans and allow people to approach within a metre of them. A third site, Robben Island (where African Penguins had been previously exterminated), was re-colonised in the 1980's as well. However, these new colonies have not offset the loss of birds elsewhere.