![Screen shot 2011-10-11 at 3.02.55 PM Boulders Beach, South Africa](http://insidejourneys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-shot-2011-10-11-at-3.02.55-PM.png)
It isn’t difficult to understand why this is called Boulders Beach. Rocks like these are everywhere. But it is the colony of jackass penguins that seem to hold everyone’s fascination.
![Screen shot 2011-10-11 at 3.36.29 PM Penguins at Boulders Beach, South Africa](http://insidejourneys.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Screen-shot-2011-10-11-at-3.36.29-PM.png)
The colony has grown from two breeding pairs in 1982 to nearly 3,000. What’s most interesting and surprising is the braying sound they make. You’d swear there were some jackasses around.