Winnie G Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Gay penguin couple adopts abandoned egg in German zoo Last Updated: Friday, June 5, 2009 | 3:53 PM ET CBC News file:///gfx/images/news/photos/2009/06/05/humboldt-penguins-cp-681808.jpgTwo male Humboldt penguins cautiously guard the entrance to their cave in the zoological park in Bremerhaven, northern Germany, where they are foster dads to a six-week-old penguin chick. (Focke Strangmann/Associated Press)Keepers at Germany's Bremerhaven zoo couldn't get two penguin parents to take care of their egg, so they're trying an experiment — they gave the egg to a gay male penguin couple. The biological parents "always rolled the egg out of their nest, they kicked it out again and again," zoo veterinarian Joachim Schoene said. "Then we made the decision not to give it up and instead try to give it two fathers." So far, the experiment has been a success. The two foster dads incubated the egg for 30 days until it hatched and have continued to care for the newborn chick. The male penguins, named Z and Vielpunkt, are one of three same-sex pairs of Humboldt penguins at the zoo. That means almost a third of the zoo's 20 penguins who have attempted to mate exhibit homosexual behaviour. Same-sex penguin pairs have also been observed at zoos in Japan and New York. The behaviour is not considered unusual because homosexuality has been well documented in the animal kingdom. Scientific observation has shown that most sexual encounters between giraffes are homosexual. Male bottlenose dolphin calves often form homosexual bonds and exhibit bisexual behaviour when they're older. And female Japanese macaques, or snow monkeys, form monogamous relationships with each other that last from days to weeks. All of these behaviours have been observed in the wild and do not appear to have been influenced by a scarcity of available mates of the opposite sex. A similar experiment was performed at New York City's Central Park Zoo in 2004. Two male chinstrap penguins named Roy and Silo incubated an egg together and raised the chick, called Tango, when she hatched. A children's book written about the New York penguins called And Tango Makes Three has been the book with the most requests for removal from libraries in the United States over the past three years, according the American Library Association. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheetahben Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Weird stuff happens in nature constantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillowTheWhisp Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 In pengin society isn't it usually the male which looks after the egg and chick anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanette Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 So because animals do something, that makes it right for humans, who are the offspring of God? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefche Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 So because animals do something, that makes it right for humans, who are the offspring of God?When do we get to start eating our young??? I have some kids in mind to be first on my plate.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanette Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Not to mention that rape is common among animals. Does this mean that women should not expect a higher standard of treatment from men? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemidakota Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountthepavement Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Weird stuff happens in nature constantly.Even weirder stuff may happen in captivity because of the unnatural setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elphaba Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Obviously the point is that many people claim homosexuality is unnatural, when, in fact, the natural world is replete with it. Elphaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john doe Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Obviously the point is that many people claim homosexuality is unnatural, when, in fact, the natural world is replete with it.Elphaba And if we were animals they might have a point. As it is, homosexual behaior is unGodly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elphaba Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 And if we were animals they might have a point. As it is, homosexual behaior is unGodly.We are animals, mammals to be exact. My comment did not mean homosexual behavior is unGodly. Just that exists in the natural world, including in human beings.Elphaba Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahone Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 (edited) Ahh, penguins. It seems they also exhibit signs of sadistic senses of humour as shown below Edited June 16, 2009 by Mahone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanette Posted June 16, 2009 Report Share Posted June 16, 2009 Ahh, penguins. It seems they also exhibit signs of sadistic senses of humour as shown below I have that clip on my system somewhere and it always makes me laugh. I've done a fair amount of call center work, and I've had days where I fantasized about doing this with callers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 It takes a villiage to raise a small Penguin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytor2112 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 It takes a villiage to raise a small Penguin.and gay....er happy penguins too:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 About a year ago, I saw a news segment about 2 gay birds in England who were caring for a newly hatched species of their kind. I don't remember what kind of birds they were. They were large birds but not penguins. Possibly flamingos or swans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADoyle90815 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 When do we get to start eating our young??? I have some kids in mind to be first on my plate....Also, being able to eat your husband after you had children would drastically reduce the divorce rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moksha Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Also, being able to eat your husband after you had children would drastically reduce the divorce rate. Husbands sure would wander less during this convalescent time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgama Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 About a year ago, I saw a news segment about 2 gay birds in England who were caring for a newly hatched species of their kind. I don't remember what kind of birds they were. They were large birds but not penguins. Possibly flamingos or swans.you do know two gay birds means something toteally different in England:o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 Ahh, penguins. It seems they also exhibit signs of sadistic senses of humour as shown below hahaha I have had this video saved on my computer forever. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 you do know two gay birds means something toteally different in England:ouh... I don't... so, what does it mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elgama Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 uh... I don't... so, what does it mean?i'd assume you were talking about either talking about Lesbians or a couple of old ladies with a crude and fun view of life-Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seanette Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 hahaha I have had this video saved on my computer forever. I love it.I especially love how the swatter doesn't even turn his/her head. Just BAP! as the other one waddles by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pam Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I know..hilarious isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahone Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 you do know two gay birds means something toteally different in England:oI admit, that thought had crossed my mind Though 'bird' is really street language for a woman. I have never and never will call a woman a 'bird'. It's disrespectful IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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