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brassmonkey · 05-24-2012, 07:09 AM

Madrid Zoo?s ?Gay? Penguins Given Egg of Their Own

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A ?gay? penguin couple in a Madrid zoo has been given an egg of their own to care for after six springs of building nests together and being disappointed their nests were empty.

Inca and Rayas, the Gentoo penguins at Madrid?s Faunia Park have been inseparable for six years, according to the U.K.?s Telegraph. This year, the zoo gave them an egg to take care of.

?We wanted them to have something to stay together for ? so we got an egg,? zookeeper Yolanda Martin told the Telegraph. ?Otherwise they might have become depressed.?

Martin said the attention the birds have attracted has been ?lovely,? though the penguins are not actually gay. They?re more like the best of friends, living cooperatively because they?re in the same enclosure.

?When you put things in captivity, odd things happen,? Kevin McGowan of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y., told ABCNews.com. ?The way penguins work is they do get paired for a long time. Basically, the only other penguin they care about is their mate, so it?s important for them to find somebody who?s compatible, and if you don?t have a normal upbringing then it?s difficult to say how ?normal? they can be.?

The duo has enthusiastically taken to the roles of prospective parents. Inca has taken on the ?female? role, spending his days devotedly sitting on the egg, according to the paper. Rayas has taken the ?male? role, guarding the next and storing food in his beak as he prepares to feed the chick with regurgitated fish.

?In birds, it doesn?t matter what sex you are. Both sexes are perfectly capable and absolutely necessary to raise a penguin bird,? McGowan said. ?It?s not like mammals where only one sex can feed.?

Two other ?gay? penguin couples have made headlines recently.

In China, a popular ?gay? penguin couple was given a newly hatched chick to care for in December. But a couple in Toronto, Buddy and Pedro, were separated and placed with female partners. The zoo said they warmed up to their new mates.

The Toronto zoo provoked a public outcry in November when it announced that the male penguins would be separated and paired with female penguins for mating.

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BIGTYMER · 05-24-2012, 07:11 AM

Aww.. Cute story.

CaptainHowdy · 05-24-2012, 07:13 AM

Crazy animals, burn them.

brassmonkey · 05-24-2012, 07:14 AM

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Originally Posted by BIGTYMER

Aww.. Cute story.

Chosen · 05-24-2012, 07:27 AM

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Originally Posted by brassmonkey

candyflip · 05-24-2012, 07:32 AM

Male penguins are usually the ones who incubate the eggs and are there for the birth.

This makes sense whether they're gay penguins or not.

brassmonkey · 05-24-2012, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by candyflip

Male penguins are usually the ones who incubate the eggs and are there for the birth.

This makes sense whether they're gay penguins or not.

you watch the video? their gay

05-24-2012, 07:09 AM	#1
brassmonkey Pay It Forward Industry Role: Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Yo Mama House Posts: 77,232	Breaking News Madrid Zoo?s ?Gay? Penguins Given Egg of Their Own my side hurts A ?gay? penguin couple in a Madrid zoo has been given an egg of their own to care for after six springs of building nests together and being disappointed their nests were empty. Inca and Rayas, the Gentoo penguins at Madrid?s Faunia Park have been inseparable for six years, according to the U.K.?s Telegraph. This year, the zoo gave them an egg to take care of. ?We wanted them to have something to stay together for ? so we got an egg,? zookeeper Yolanda Martin told the Telegraph. ?Otherwise they might have become depressed.? Martin said the attention the birds have attracted has been ?lovely,? though the penguins are not actually gay. They?re more like the best of friends, living cooperatively because they?re in the same enclosure. ?When you put things in captivity, odd things happen,? Kevin McGowan of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology in Ithaca, N.Y., told ABCNews.com. ?The way penguins work is they do get paired for a long time. Basically, the only other penguin they care about is their mate, so it?s important for them to find somebody who?s compatible, and if you don?t have a normal upbringing then it?s difficult to say how ?normal? they can be.? The duo has enthusiastically taken to the roles of prospective parents. Inca has taken on the ?female? role, spending his days devotedly sitting on the egg, according to the paper. Rayas has taken the ?male? role, guarding the next and storing food in his beak as he prepares to feed the chick with regurgitated fish. ?In birds, it doesn?t matter what sex you are. Both sexes are perfectly capable and absolutely necessary to raise a penguin bird,? McGowan said. ?It?s not like mammals where only one sex can feed.? Two other ?gay? penguin couples have made headlines recently. In China, a popular ?gay? penguin couple was given a newly hatched chick to care for in December. But a couple in Toronto, Buddy and Pedro, were separated and placed with female partners. The zoo said they warmed up to their new mates. The Toronto zoo provoked a public outcry in November when it announced that the male penguins would be separated and paired with female penguins for mating. full article... __________________ TRUMP 2025 KEKAW!!! - The Laken Riley Act Is Law! DACA ENDED - SUPPORT AZ HCR 2060 52R - email: brassballz-at-techie.com

05-24-2012, 07:32 AM	#6
candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,064	Male penguins are usually the ones who incubate the eggs and are there for the birth. This makes sense whether they're gay penguins or not. __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me

05-24-2012, 07:11 AM	#2
BIGTYMER Junior Achiever Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Walled Garden Posts: 17,066	Aww.. Cute story.

05-24-2012, 07:13 AM	#3
CaptainHowdy Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Happy in the dark. Posts: 93,561	Crazy animals, burn them.