This species of penguins, African penguins are endangered in the wild.

这种非洲企鹅在野外已经濒临灭绝了。

I think of an African penguin as absolutely tenacious.

我认为非洲企鹅非常顽强。

I never think of an African penguin as cute and cuddly.

我从来没觉得非洲企鹅这么可爱活泼。

The African penguin lives on St. Croix island off the east coast of South Africa.

非洲企鹅生活在南非东海岸的圣克罗伊岛上。

But a new study has found that African penguins are leaving their natural environment to escape noisy ship refueling operations.

但一项新的研究发现，非洲企鹅正在离开它们的自然环境，以躲避船只加油产生的噪音。

But in the last century, populations of the endangered African penguin have plummeted, due in part to human disturbance, egg poaching and climate change.

但在上个世纪，非洲企鹅的数量急剧下降，濒临灭绝，部分原因是由于人类活动、企鹅蛋的偷猎和气候变化。