City Slickers: A tale of two African penguins
“The hilarious yet heart-rending story of an extraordinary group of birds”
2002•53m•Released
Documentary
Fifteen years ago, a handful of African Penguins, normally found only on remote islands off the Southern African coast, stumbled across on of the Cape's most beautiful and popular tourist beaches. They swam, they saw, they conquered. And today, Boulders beach is home to more than 4,000 of these delightful, resourceful and entertaining seabirds who live side by side with their human neighbours -well, most of the time! These knee-high invaders not only share the beach, they dodge traffic, scale fences, and take over gardens, the golf course and even the occasional bedroom! For the two feathered stars, Henry and Margot, it's a tale of romance, the challenges of parenthood, separation and a penguin's worst nightmare, oil.
Director
Trevor De Kock
Studio
pelican pictures
Cast
Graham Merrill
Narrator
Production
Company
pelican pictures
Company
Off the Fence
Company
Animal Planet
Producer
Trevor De Kock
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