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Incredibly Caring Gay Penguin Couple Hatch A Second Neglected Egg After The Zookeepers Notice Them Trying To Hatch A Rock
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Incredibly Caring Gay Penguin Couple Hatch A Second Neglected Egg After The Zookeepers Notice Them Trying To Hatch A Rock

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Meet Sphen and Magic, the only same-sex couple at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, who first bonded two years ago. It was around that time when the two were given a spare egg to hatch after they’d been hatching a rock.

Fast forward to today, their firstborn Lara is now out and about enjoying her adult life, but Sphen and Magic still have their parental instinct kicking.

And now the Aquarium’s “power couple” has made everyone happy again by becoming proud dads for the second time. “If one of our pairs has too many eggs or are not good at looking after their eggs, we will sometimes foster these eggs out to other pairs like Sphen and Magic. We gave Sphen and Magic an egg to incubate as they have proven to be good parents in the past,” the Aquarium’s spokesperson said.

The staff described the pair as “attentive” and “incredibly caring,” which just makes them the most lovable penguin parents out there.

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    Meet Sphen and Magic, the adorable gay penguin couple from the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    And they got some very exciting news—the pair just became proud adoptive dads to their second chick

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    The aquarium’s staff that specialize in penguins witnessed Sphen and Magic’s blossoming relationship that started back in 2018. They used to take swims together and wouldn’t part. Soon after the breeding season started, the couple began collecting stones for their love nest.

    It was then that the staff noticed they were trying to hatch a rock and gave them a dummy egg to care for. Sphen and Magic left everyone so impressed by how well they cared for that egg that the members of staff decided they were ready to foster a real egg on their own.

    Sphen and Magic were given another egg to hatch after they successfully hatched their previous newborn Lara

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    And the proud dads welcomed this beautiful tiny chick to their family!

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    To find out more about Sphen, Magic, and their newborn, Bored Panda reached out to the penguin team at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium.

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    It turns out, when the penguins are young and learning to make nests and incubate eggs, the staff watch to see who is really picking it up, who sits on the nest in the proper position, who takes turns alternating with their partner on the nest, etc. As for Sphen and Magic, they nested together in 2018 and showed lots of positive signs that they would be able to incubate an egg.

    “So when we needed a foster couple, they were an obvious choice. After the success Sphen and Magic had incubating and raising Lara 2 years ago, we knew that if we needed to foster another egg, they would be a great option.”

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    Same-sex pairings like Sphen and Magic are very common in the animal kingdom with approximately 450 species exhibiting same-sex behavior. The penguin team at Sydney Aquarium explained that same-sex couples and courtship are a lot more common in nature than most people realize.

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    “Penguins, including Gentoo penguins, are among the many species in which male-male or female-female pairs occur frequently. Adopting of eggs in the wild can occur with an abandoned egg; however, it is likely that this egg could be infertile, which is why it has been left.”

    “Females will also mate with males before returning to their female-female pair and subsequently lay an egg that the females both raise. In human care, they have proven to be wonderful parent options and will care for and nurture their egg and chick as if it were their own.”

    The Aquarium’s spokesperson described Sphen and Magic as “attentive and incredibly caring”

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

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    If one of the penguin pairs at the Aquarium has too many eggs or are not good at looking after them, the staff gives the eggs to Sphen and Magic to foster

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    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    When it comes to hatching a chick, the parent birds do develop a special bond with their children. “The parent birds treat the chick as their own. They lovingly feed it, keep it warm, and defend it from any passersby.”

    For example, Sphen is the epitome of a proud, protective dad. “Recently, Sphen and Magic’s chick has grown big enough to start taking short trips away from the nest, exploring the environment. Sphen followed the chick closely on these little expeditions, guiding it and protecting it from anyone that the chick might wander up to.”

    Take a look at the footage of how the lovely family is doing so far

    Image credits: SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium

    At this moment, Sphen and Magic are having a much-deserved break after all the effort they have put into raising the chick. “The chick is now big enough that it has joined our creche. In the wild, at this age, the chick’s rapid growth becomes so demanding that both parents must leave the chick behind and go to sea together to feed. The chicks all huddle together in a creche to wait for their parents to return.”

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    “During this time, the keepers are having beautiful bonding time with the chicks. Once their adult feathers have come through fully, we will have the extremely fun job of teaching them to swim, before they graduate and get to join the colony full-time.”

    And this is what people had to say about the caring penguin dads

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    Enalpria
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homosexuality is natural and is in many different animals. We should respect the LGBTQ+ community at all times.

    NMN
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes natural and we all should respect, but 450 species (maybe more if more study is done) is far from "almost all animals". Currently described are about 1.5 million, with about 10.000 new descriptions every year.

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    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Khalas Jamaniak
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely LGB, but are there actually any T’s in the animal kingdom lol

    qwerty
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes actually. Clownfish change their gender.

    Grimbald Erdmann
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, actually. Clownfish and some other animal species change their sex but that doesn't mean they're transsexual. It's part of their natural life cycle. (And no, I'm not transphobic, I'm ftm myself)

    Snake of Eden
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many animals can change their sex (but no animals really have a gender)

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Snake of Eden – Well, gender is a self-concept, so highly-evolved sentient animals such as dolphins, gorillas, crows, parrots, perhaps even our own dog and cat friends, may actually have gender identities that we don't know about. I've been pondering on that lately, it's really interesting!

    Grimbald Erdmann
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm quite sure that animals don't have time to think about things like identity etc., since they're very much occupied with survival. As for cats and dogs - there's no scientific evidence that they are sentient. PS: The common narrative is that "gender" is a "social construct". It can't be a "self-concept" at the same time.

    MarionHood
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    3 years ago

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    Jan Taylot
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    3 years ago

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    I doubt these birds engage in homosexual sex & doubt they would have bonded were they in the wild. They are not two gay dads they are two parents raising orphaned chicks in an unnatural environment which has given rise to their unnatural relationship.

    Aleksandra Rusbasan
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gayness is far from unnatural. Many non-human animals display homosexuality in the wild. Plus, these two and other gay penguins have been seen performing mating rituals with each other, even without an egg present. Plus I believe the whole reason these two were given an egg is because they had been trying to hatch rocks together.

    Nikki Owens
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    3 years ago

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    Trying to hatch rocks, not trying to make eggs with each other... two very different things.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Anon Ymous – Homophobia is as abnormal as it gets. You definitely don't see _that_ in the natural world! Meanwhile, homosexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality are everywhere in nature.

    Monika Soffronow
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this, dear children, is how come Mother Nature provided us humans with Rainbow people. For the survival of the species!

    Dens dance revolution
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    3 years ago

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    If we're talking about "nature" reproduction, it only consists of X and Y chromosomes. Don't confuse your personal choice with how nature works.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *LOL* at "personal choice" 😹 As if heterosexuals 'choose' their orientation too!

    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Kahlo <3
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These aren't emperor penguins; they're gentoo penguins. "The parents share incubation, changing duty daily." Partners also build their nests together. Maybe use some of that spam-commenting energy to read?

    Wolfstar
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *bursts through a wall* GAYS??? AND PENGUINS??? BEST COMBO EVER!!!!! (and before anyone makes homophobic comments, hundreds of species have plenty of gay couples, so f*ck off)

    Morgan Leigh
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    About a quarter of black swan relationships are gay, and they steal eggs from females, which I think is hilarious

    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a lesbian pigeon couple in my yard. They like to foster chick's that fell fom nests.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Bacony Cakes and @Charlie Hyduk – How do you tell male and female pigeons apart? I can't see any differences personally, so I am curious to know. I didn't think pigeons have any sexual dimorphism...

    TheSneakyNinja
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Morgan Leigh That's just sad that they steal eggs from females. Poor mother swans.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @TheSneakyNinja – Yeah, I thought that at first, but at least swans lay many eggs, not just one or two. So _hopefully_ the originally parents won't notice and get upset! Also, sometimes there are lost or orphaned cygnets that try to find new parents, but this usually can't happen, because most adult swans (at least the heterosexual ones studied) are extremely hostile toward unfamiliar children. I hope some of these same-sex couples might be amenable to adopt these poor lost babies, and give them a loving home!

    Full Name
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    3 years ago

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    So you see a heartwarming article and you comment about how you like it by saying that people who don't like it can f*ck off?

    blugeagua
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha I love it! Homosexual animals are normal. Just as it is in humans. No matter the gender.

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    Wolfstar
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock, do you know what isn't good or beneficial, or worth celebrating? Trolls, aka you. So f*ck off.

    TheGayPandas
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock many members of the lgbtqoa+ community risk our LIVES being who we really are. We know that death is a thing because some of us get DEATH THREATS every day. We are called f**s and faggets so often it's not even funny. The name f*g/fagget comes from in the 80's when it was not illegal to kill someone because they are gay, strait people would roll us up into carpets and burn us alive. The f-slur is like the n-word, but for the lgbtq+ community.

    Grimbald Erdmann
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "in the 80's when it was not illegal to kill someone because they are gay, strait people would roll us up into carpets and burn us alive" => In which country? In the western world killing people was illegal in the 80s.

    TheGayPandas
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The f-slur was bleeped out on this when I posted it, that is how bad that word is.

    Aleksandra Rusbasan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock. Love is good, beneficial, and worth celebrating, regardless of gender.

    Charlie Hyduk
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock you know what else is normal? Straight people. *mic drop*

    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    phantom buni
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awwwwww, Gay means happy and I’m very happy for you! Gay also means different love, but it’s still ❤️. Happy gay penguins are happy penguins!

    TheGayPandas
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh honey no..... if you go up to google right now and look up "gay meaning" it says word for word "Homosexual Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to mean "carefree","cheerful"" emphisis on USED TO. So, now, it does not mean happy, it means GAY meaning HOMOSEXUAL!

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @TheGayPandas – Well, the archaic term for happy still exists from the olden days, in very old songs such as 'Deck the Halls' ("Don we now our gay apparel"), 'Old Black Joe' ("Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay"), and 'Jamaica Farewell' ("Down the way where the nights are gay, and the sun shines daily on the mountain tops"). But you're right that most people don't use it in that context nowadays in everyday conversation. You might occasionally hear it in the dialogue of period dramas on TV ("He was in a high-spirited mood, most gay!"). :)

    Wolfstar
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never knew you had the capacity to love (I'm kidding, you're awesome and you loved Lily)

    CWF
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    honestly not to start the Harry Potter discourse but Snape was kind of obsessed with lily in a really unhealthy and toxic way... no offense to anyone who likes Snape I just dont like him

    TheHappyBookCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone has their own opinion...you probably shouldn't have said that in front of Snape himself though.

    blugeagua
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homosexuality is completely normal in ALL species no matter the gender. Only people are so hung up on it that its ridiculous.

    Karen Klinck
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because the Abrahamic religions wanted more bodies, so it became anathema. Prior to that, humans seldom cared. It was a fact of life.

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    Grimbald Erdmann
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Normal = norm. Homosexuality is perfectly fine, but it never is the norm. Also, ~450 animal species display homosexual behaviour, which is a tiny part of the animal kingdom, not "ALL" species.

    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Googleman1234
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I f*****g love this. Its so positive and heartwarming. And best of all, there arent any homophobes in the comments :)

    phantom buni
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Herblock, who is not liked by the straights either (well, one straight). I like to think of peoples sexuality as glitter! Some people have gay love, others have ‘I like the other kind’ love in their heart, and other people have no love in their heart (monsters, not asexuals, they have a different way of loving)

    Anthony Feasel
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just think about this geniuses,if there were only homosexual couples,Soon there would be no more couples

    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Christian Bradshaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello? @Herblock? Kindly f*ck off. We don't want to listen to your homophobic crap. And to answer to you comparison to murders, Really? Murder is taking an innocent humans life. Homosexuality is still love between humans. It doesn't matter what their race, gender, or sexual orientation is. IT. IS. STILL. LOVE.

    TheSneakyNinja
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    4 years ago

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    I think they probably meant that just because a lot of people do something (being gay, doing murder) that doesn't make it okay. That was likely said because a lot of the comments refer to being gay as a natural thing that is found in many species. Maybe HerBlock was pointing out that there are other things lots of animals and people 'naturally' do such as murder, and just because something is 'natural' doesn't make it okay? I think that's what they meant, and it since the main arguments on this post were that since being gay is natural that makes it okay, it is a valid point. I don't think they meant that it was the same thing as murder.

    Horror Hero13
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what humans need to be like, accepting of all genders and colors and heritage.

    RavenClaw
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might be my favorite animal article ...i hear lgbtq+ i came running

    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dmt donuts stfu please that has nothing to do with this. Male gay couples can do that too. Females as well. One goes for food, the other protec.

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    pelemele
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @DMT Donuts And they take turns doing it. Then it is the male who leaves for more than 2 months and so on until the young one leaves in turn, when he is strong enough.

    CWF
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dmt donuts these aren't f*****g emperor penguins. Stop trying to look smart and go read a f*****g book

    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    LOOK HOW YOU GET TRICKED THOUGH...The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Debra Robinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just need to gtf over themselves. Really, I find gay/bi/trans/etc. people generally cool even tho i don't understand everything.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Debra Robinson – Yes, you see, that's the important thing! You don't necessarily have to _understand_ everything about something in order to hold a loving and accepting attitude towards it. The comprehension somtimes comes slowly over time, as you become familiar with that concept by getting to know more people who embody it. :) And doing some reading on the internet, and watching videos that explain it, etc.

    Daphne Godlieb
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    smal factoid from my dad: Every animal species on this earth has gay animals and its completely fine. : D

    Bunzilla
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there is a great book about this but it's a different penguin couple: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell! Also very cute article :D

    qwerty
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tango Makes Three was actually banned bc it had gay penguins :((((((( even tho it was soo heartwarming.

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    Bella Bee
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought that book for my brother and his husband when they adopted their little girl, and the story is so beautiful ❤️ It brought me to tears reading it 😭

    Charlie Hyduk
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Herblock there is literally only one species with homophobes. Your not validated at all. Frick off.

    Kim Lorton
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is beautiful! A family and love story! I never understood nor understand why adoption agencies anywhere, look down on same sex couples! They deserve to be patents also! And like the penguins, make better patents and provide a loving and nurturing family for kids! Love IS love and family doesn’t have to be blood. Love and family happens when you care so much, and love i conditionally , and pass this lesson on. There is nothing un natural , about a dame sex couple being parents. Nothing. Thank you, for sharing Sphen and Magic’s wonderful love story!!

    Zoe Tremain-Woodcock
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and yet homophobes think being gay isn't natural, well it is. So, checkmate!

    Jill
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still read this after 4 months of it being posted and prolly the 3rd time, I still find it wonderful. Relationship goals!

    Cameron Jacobs
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These gay penguin dads are better parents than a lot of humans out there. Deadbeat parents: take note.

    Commander Rex
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, we can always take a page from Anakin Skywalkers book and have “aggressive negotiations”

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    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
    Community Member
    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Commander Rex – LOL, examples: "I find your lack of tolerance disturbing." 👿 "You have oppressed me for the last time!" 😈

    Iris Post
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That part is important yeah but I was only thinking the heart in the first picture looked like a snow cone idk why now I want a snow cone 🤣

    ★Twizted~Wulfie★
    Community Member
    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg this is so cute and inspiring, gay penguins? Who would have thought, and it's awful that we humans call our selves highly intelligent when some ppl think that homosexuality is bad, and the penguins are gay...

    GALAUNA BULLARD
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that they are such I happy family idk why people always are rude cause LGBTQ+ it’s a cute little fam

    Cassia Winters
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So cute! Love that adorable penguin couple 💕 Didn’t actually know that there were LGBTQ+ animals.

    Aleksandra Rusbasan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @DMT Donuts: You seem to be very confused and homophobic. Please read this article about Sphen and Magic to clear up the misconceptions you're spouting. https://www.visitsealife.com/sydney/whats-inside/sphen-and-magic/

    Redtail Stays Anonymous
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Straights™️: "Gay couples can't raise kids as well as straight couples!" Sphen and Magic: Lara: Am I a joke to you?

    Suski Viljanen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't see it with your eyes, hold it in your hands Like the rules that govern our land Strong enough to rule the heart of every man, this thing called love It can lift you up, it can put you down Take your world and turn it all around Ever since time nothing's ever been found stronger than love (Johnny Cash)

    Sylas Lockwood
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW, didn't know homosexuality was something spread across species like this. very much approval!

    cookie panda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is amazing! the fact that we are reluctant to accept each other for these things is kinda dumb and we need to move on. LGBTQ+ for the win here!

    Magpie
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are some birds that the first nest of birds stick around and help with all the next nests. So "barren" aunties and uncles are very helpful. Possibly many of them are gay also....who knows. my father just called them black birds. I don't know their real name.

    Faith Nicole
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love penguins.. and these guys, my goodness..amazing job and hatching ans caring for your babies and they are all such adorable little creatures! I would love to go there someday

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    xn0
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, dont try to push your ideology onto the fauna of this planet. Thats so ridiculous.

    Vee
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read Desmond Morris for an explanation of this behaviour.

    Nikki Owens
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's one glaring omission in all these stories... do the two male penguins engage in intercourse with each other? If they don't, they're not gay, they're just two bachelor penguins who are lifelong nestmates raising a kid together.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Nikki Owens – Perhaps they are homoromantic asexuals? (Not all gay men have intercourse.)

    Luuta
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read somewhere that penguins will steel each other's eggs if they don't have a baby of their own to rear.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Noah Olivas – Well, because they are both male, and courted, bonded, and nested together.

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    To be honest, although I'm pro equality for all humans, I'm getting kind of annoyed with all this LGBTQ+ screaming and all. But even I have to admit, that this is really hard to surpass in terms of heartmelting :D

    Kawa1i_Pand@
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Were only screaming because we haven't been heard for the past ever <3

    Olof T
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    "Incredibly caring penguins". Penguins care about the eggs and babies they hatch. What makes these penguins "incredibly" caring? Why exaggerate?

    -OldCarnival-
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    Idk I support homosexuality and all (I'm a part of it too lol) but I'm not quite sure if animals are actually supposed to do that. I mean their brains are hardwired to find 'mates' which is normally the opposite gender. I'm wondering if there might be something... and I know ill get hate for this... but I'm wondering if maybe there's something wrong with them mentally. Only because I'm not sure that they are supposed to do that-

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh, sure, you support homosexuality. and yet. you are spouting. homophobia. Kindly f**k off.

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    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, there are gay lions, and pigeons, and cats, and dogs, and birds, the list goes on

    -OldCarnival-
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    I mean these aren't humans, they don't comprehend things the same way we do.

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    Truthsayer
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    I find it gimmicky to attribute human concepts like love on animals. These penguins are not ‘gay’ in the sense as we understand it. They are pack animals that are known to work together to survive the in their brutal native environments. It’s not unknown for the pack to look after the eggs and chicks of other penguins, or to rotate their position from the warmer center of the pack to the edge so that all of the pack gets a chance at warmth etc. They are working together to survive as they understand it. But i guess that ‘gay’ penguins sells more tickets....

    bryguy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's sad your mind goes there right away. Maybe you could do some research and read about it instead of typing out that negative view. Love is absolutely expressed in other species. These two courted for a while, they found each other trinkets, rocks, and toys to show their affection. They would spend hours singing together until they matched each others voice. They call out for each other and come running. They sit and watch sunsets together. They have completely bonded as a couple and spend everyday together on their own. It really wasn't that hard to search and read about it.

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    Snake of Eden
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.thespruce.com/examining-bird-emotions-386439#:~:text=While%20the%20range%20of%20emotional,seen%20in%20many%20wild%20birds.&text=Birds%20that%20mate%20for%20life,just%20as%20human%20mates%20will. So you can educate yourself :)

    Iapetos
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    This is cool, but what do gay penguins do in the wild? I picture a lone male penguin accompaning the female ones on their journey for food.

    Star
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, so other girls can date them! :D ( well other genders can too, there’s lots of combinations! ^^ )

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    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aurora, the ability to speak doesn’t make you intelligent, second, are you that desperate?

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    DMT Donuts
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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, LEAVING THE MALE TO CARE FOR THE EGG. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Anoyint
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yea but homosexual behaviors have been observed in over 1,500 species, and no species has been proven to not be able to be gay, except for those that don't reproduce sexually at all. Scientists know when animals are genuinely acting as a mated pair, and this has happened so many times in so many species. For example, 8% of rams are gay, 90% of giraffes are gay/bi, and even bugs have been seen engaging in homosexual behaviors!

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    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True, but there is a species of lizards with asexual reproduction and only females are left. They still mate. Lesbian lizards. L E S B I A N L I Z A R D S.

    Ba Pa
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    Curious if they are actually gay (I know how it's determined in humans..., was this the case?) Or did 2 male penquins just start doing this to protect an abandoned egg at 1 point to propagate thier species out of instinct? If they are who cares but find it curious.

    Don't Look
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    Why must it be that homosexuality is defended when it is not the subject of discrimination? This article is simply about dad penguins. Well, foster dad penguins. Defense of homosexuality and then statements of “my opinion is fact” shouldn’t t be part of this really.

    Among us Lover
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    Mike_Thaimei
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    Really annoyed with these mentally retarded people associating rainbow with LGBTQ! rainbow has nothing to do with your LGBTXYZ mental retardation. You all are defective species that needs incineration.

    Xylle Flora
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mike_Thaimei That's a horrible thing to say. LGBTQ are amazing people. Homophobics like you, on the other hand...

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok Mike, listen up. Rainbow is the color of the original pride flag, which is generally associated with gay people but also serves as a flag for the entire community. So actually, rainbow has a lot to do with the LGBTQ+ community. And as for your lovely, LOVeLY comment calling queerness a "LGBTXYZ mental r******tion", f**k off. Go eat some McDonalds or something. No one wants you here. You're just a degenerate, useless small-dicked abhorrent incel shitbag who can't even operate a microwave. I say this with complete confidence: If I was a disgusting, fraudulent, flat-assed dickwad like you, I would have completely isolated myself so no one had to be subjected to my insurmountable s**t-pastry nonsense. Here's a little advice: get your head out of your own ass, change your diaper, and shut the f**k up, you little fuckheaded dickbat.

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    Among us Lover
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    Edward Hara
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    4 years ago

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    Y'all Liberals will do anything to spit in God's face and promote the evil of sodomy, won't ya?

    Barb Holland
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. We will Edward, as long as it means pissing off homophobic republicans such as yourself. Also- don't come crying to me when your God sends you to hell because you're discriminating against people in his name. God loves EVERYONE.

    Star
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a Christian and a Lesbian, Edward. God loves all and he wouldn’t have made so many people lgtbq+ if he thought we weren’t just as human as everybody else.

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edward, you're completely right! The day I realized I was gay, Satan himself appeared before me and swore a blood oath that he would teach me all his wicked ways, including but not limited to homosexuality, abortion, science, witchcraft, knitting, and murder.

    Draco Malfoy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oop, barb holland you used too big of words for him, would you mind dumbing it down for the poor homophobe?

    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr Hara, please refer me to where in the Bible, god himself (or Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit) said being gay was wrong, exactly like that, or you can’t marry the same gender. Can’t find it? Then go back to your echo chamber and waste somebody else’s mind.

    Sitting pigeon panda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah Edward, y'all homophobes need to chill the heck out, so shut ya homophobic mouth and go sing some country songs.

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    Peter Weir
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    Gay penguins? really now who comes up with this s**t?

    Bleeding-Angel
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homosexuality is natural in five hundred different species, homophobia is only found in one. Clearly this is not the article for you, so please leave and have a nice day.

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    angie but who cares
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to the bitch named Peter Weir actually you must realize that animals can have sex with who they will, when they will and without consideration to a researcher's ethical principles." Homosexual behavior is found amongst social birds and mammals, particularly the sea mammals and the primates.

    Peter Weir
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    snowflake...gay f*****g fish next maybe tree, maybe even my socks...they spend a lot of time in a ball in my closet and come out every so often? . dont care if they are gay on not, but how the f...do they know for sure. come on..this is just pure crap.

    Michael Capriola Jr.
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    I know their hearts are in the right place, but : They tried to hatch a rock? Well now, that's really special. A mosquito landed on my thumb one night and tried to drill a hole in the thumbnail. I thought that was really special. Anyway, good luck to them.

    Bird Mom
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Eva Bryson- Bonding is love. It is a relationship. This is a male-male relationship. Therefore it is gay. Their bond is love.

    Imtiredandiwannagotobed
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m pretty sure nothing, they tried to hatch a rock, I’m pretty sure only couples hatch eggs, and guess what? They hatched eggs together, therefore, couple, and likely the cutest couple every.

    Enalpria
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homosexuality is natural and is in many different animals. We should respect the LGBTQ+ community at all times.

    NMN
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes natural and we all should respect, but 450 species (maybe more if more study is done) is far from "almost all animals". Currently described are about 1.5 million, with about 10.000 new descriptions every year.

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    DMT Donuts
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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Khalas Jamaniak
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Definitely LGB, but are there actually any T’s in the animal kingdom lol

    qwerty
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes actually. Clownfish change their gender.

    Grimbald Erdmann
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, actually. Clownfish and some other animal species change their sex but that doesn't mean they're transsexual. It's part of their natural life cycle. (And no, I'm not transphobic, I'm ftm myself)

    Snake of Eden
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many animals can change their sex (but no animals really have a gender)

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Snake of Eden – Well, gender is a self-concept, so highly-evolved sentient animals such as dolphins, gorillas, crows, parrots, perhaps even our own dog and cat friends, may actually have gender identities that we don't know about. I've been pondering on that lately, it's really interesting!

    Grimbald Erdmann
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm quite sure that animals don't have time to think about things like identity etc., since they're very much occupied with survival. As for cats and dogs - there's no scientific evidence that they are sentient. PS: The common narrative is that "gender" is a "social construct". It can't be a "self-concept" at the same time.

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    Jan Taylot
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    I doubt these birds engage in homosexual sex & doubt they would have bonded were they in the wild. They are not two gay dads they are two parents raising orphaned chicks in an unnatural environment which has given rise to their unnatural relationship.

    Aleksandra Rusbasan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gayness is far from unnatural. Many non-human animals display homosexuality in the wild. Plus, these two and other gay penguins have been seen performing mating rituals with each other, even without an egg present. Plus I believe the whole reason these two were given an egg is because they had been trying to hatch rocks together.

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    Trying to hatch rocks, not trying to make eggs with each other... two very different things.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Anon Ymous – Homophobia is as abnormal as it gets. You definitely don't see _that_ in the natural world! Meanwhile, homosexuality, bisexuality, pansexuality are everywhere in nature.

    Monika Soffronow
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And this, dear children, is how come Mother Nature provided us humans with Rainbow people. For the survival of the species!

    Dens dance revolution
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    If we're talking about "nature" reproduction, it only consists of X and Y chromosomes. Don't confuse your personal choice with how nature works.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *LOL* at "personal choice" 😹 As if heterosexuals 'choose' their orientation too!

    DMT Donuts
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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Kahlo <3
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These aren't emperor penguins; they're gentoo penguins. "The parents share incubation, changing duty daily." Partners also build their nests together. Maybe use some of that spam-commenting energy to read?

    Wolfstar
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *bursts through a wall* GAYS??? AND PENGUINS??? BEST COMBO EVER!!!!! (and before anyone makes homophobic comments, hundreds of species have plenty of gay couples, so f*ck off)

    Morgan Leigh
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    About a quarter of black swan relationships are gay, and they steal eggs from females, which I think is hilarious

    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have a lesbian pigeon couple in my yard. They like to foster chick's that fell fom nests.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Bacony Cakes and @Charlie Hyduk – How do you tell male and female pigeons apart? I can't see any differences personally, so I am curious to know. I didn't think pigeons have any sexual dimorphism...

    TheSneakyNinja
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Morgan Leigh That's just sad that they steal eggs from females. Poor mother swans.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @TheSneakyNinja – Yeah, I thought that at first, but at least swans lay many eggs, not just one or two. So _hopefully_ the originally parents won't notice and get upset! Also, sometimes there are lost or orphaned cygnets that try to find new parents, but this usually can't happen, because most adult swans (at least the heterosexual ones studied) are extremely hostile toward unfamiliar children. I hope some of these same-sex couples might be amenable to adopt these poor lost babies, and give them a loving home!

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    So you see a heartwarming article and you comment about how you like it by saying that people who don't like it can f*ck off?

    blugeagua
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Haha I love it! Homosexual animals are normal. Just as it is in humans. No matter the gender.

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    Wolfstar
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock, do you know what isn't good or beneficial, or worth celebrating? Trolls, aka you. So f*ck off.

    TheGayPandas
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock many members of the lgbtqoa+ community risk our LIVES being who we really are. We know that death is a thing because some of us get DEATH THREATS every day. We are called f**s and faggets so often it's not even funny. The name f*g/fagget comes from in the 80's when it was not illegal to kill someone because they are gay, strait people would roll us up into carpets and burn us alive. The f-slur is like the n-word, but for the lgbtq+ community.

    Grimbald Erdmann
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "in the 80's when it was not illegal to kill someone because they are gay, strait people would roll us up into carpets and burn us alive" => In which country? In the western world killing people was illegal in the 80s.

    TheGayPandas
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The f-slur was bleeped out on this when I posted it, that is how bad that word is.

    Aleksandra Rusbasan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock. Love is good, beneficial, and worth celebrating, regardless of gender.

    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @HerBlock you know what else is normal? Straight people. *mic drop*

    DMT Donuts
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    4 years ago

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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    phantom buni
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Awwwwww, Gay means happy and I’m very happy for you! Gay also means different love, but it’s still ❤️. Happy gay penguins are happy penguins!

    TheGayPandas
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh honey no..... if you go up to google right now and look up "gay meaning" it says word for word "Homosexual Gay is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term was originally used to mean "carefree","cheerful"" emphisis on USED TO. So, now, it does not mean happy, it means GAY meaning HOMOSEXUAL!

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @TheGayPandas – Well, the archaic term for happy still exists from the olden days, in very old songs such as 'Deck the Halls' ("Don we now our gay apparel"), 'Old Black Joe' ("Gone are the days when my heart was young and gay"), and 'Jamaica Farewell' ("Down the way where the nights are gay, and the sun shines daily on the mountain tops"). But you're right that most people don't use it in that context nowadays in everyday conversation. You might occasionally hear it in the dialogue of period dramas on TV ("He was in a high-spirited mood, most gay!"). :)

    Wolfstar
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I never knew you had the capacity to love (I'm kidding, you're awesome and you loved Lily)

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    honestly not to start the Harry Potter discourse but Snape was kind of obsessed with lily in a really unhealthy and toxic way... no offense to anyone who likes Snape I just dont like him

    TheHappyBookCat
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Everyone has their own opinion...you probably shouldn't have said that in front of Snape himself though.

    blugeagua
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homosexuality is completely normal in ALL species no matter the gender. Only people are so hung up on it that its ridiculous.

    Karen Klinck
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because the Abrahamic religions wanted more bodies, so it became anathema. Prior to that, humans seldom cared. It was a fact of life.

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    Grimbald Erdmann
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Normal = norm. Homosexuality is perfectly fine, but it never is the norm. Also, ~450 animal species display homosexual behaviour, which is a tiny part of the animal kingdom, not "ALL" species.

    DMT Donuts
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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Googleman1234
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I f*****g love this. Its so positive and heartwarming. And best of all, there arent any homophobes in the comments :)

    phantom buni
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Herblock, who is not liked by the straights either (well, one straight). I like to think of peoples sexuality as glitter! Some people have gay love, others have ‘I like the other kind’ love in their heart, and other people have no love in their heart (monsters, not asexuals, they have a different way of loving)

    Anthony Feasel
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Just think about this geniuses,if there were only homosexual couples,Soon there would be no more couples

    DMT Donuts
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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Christian Bradshaw
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hello? @Herblock? Kindly f*ck off. We don't want to listen to your homophobic crap. And to answer to you comparison to murders, Really? Murder is taking an innocent humans life. Homosexuality is still love between humans. It doesn't matter what their race, gender, or sexual orientation is. IT. IS. STILL. LOVE.

    TheSneakyNinja
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    I think they probably meant that just because a lot of people do something (being gay, doing murder) that doesn't make it okay. That was likely said because a lot of the comments refer to being gay as a natural thing that is found in many species. Maybe HerBlock was pointing out that there are other things lots of animals and people 'naturally' do such as murder, and just because something is 'natural' doesn't make it okay? I think that's what they meant, and it since the main arguments on this post were that since being gay is natural that makes it okay, it is a valid point. I don't think they meant that it was the same thing as murder.

    Horror Hero13
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is what humans need to be like, accepting of all genders and colors and heritage.

    RavenClaw
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This might be my favorite animal article ...i hear lgbtq+ i came running

    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dmt donuts stfu please that has nothing to do with this. Male gay couples can do that too. Females as well. One goes for food, the other protec.

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    pelemele
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @DMT Donuts And they take turns doing it. Then it is the male who leaves for more than 2 months and so on until the young one leaves in turn, when he is strong enough.

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dmt donuts these aren't f*****g emperor penguins. Stop trying to look smart and go read a f*****g book

    DMT Donuts
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    LOOK HOW YOU GET TRICKED THOUGH...The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, leaving the male to care for the egg. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Debra Robinson
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just need to gtf over themselves. Really, I find gay/bi/trans/etc. people generally cool even tho i don't understand everything.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Debra Robinson – Yes, you see, that's the important thing! You don't necessarily have to _understand_ everything about something in order to hold a loving and accepting attitude towards it. The comprehension somtimes comes slowly over time, as you become familiar with that concept by getting to know more people who embody it. :) And doing some reading on the internet, and watching videos that explain it, etc.

    Daphne Godlieb
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    smal factoid from my dad: Every animal species on this earth has gay animals and its completely fine. : D

    Bunzilla
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    there is a great book about this but it's a different penguin couple: And Tango Makes Three by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell! Also very cute article :D

    qwerty
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Tango Makes Three was actually banned bc it had gay penguins :((((((( even tho it was soo heartwarming.

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    Bella Bee
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I bought that book for my brother and his husband when they adopted their little girl, and the story is so beautiful ❤️ It brought me to tears reading it 😭

    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Herblock there is literally only one species with homophobes. Your not validated at all. Frick off.

    Kim Lorton
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is beautiful! A family and love story! I never understood nor understand why adoption agencies anywhere, look down on same sex couples! They deserve to be patents also! And like the penguins, make better patents and provide a loving and nurturing family for kids! Love IS love and family doesn’t have to be blood. Love and family happens when you care so much, and love i conditionally , and pass this lesson on. There is nothing un natural , about a dame sex couple being parents. Nothing. Thank you, for sharing Sphen and Magic’s wonderful love story!!

    Zoe Tremain-Woodcock
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    and yet homophobes think being gay isn't natural, well it is. So, checkmate!

    Jill
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still read this after 4 months of it being posted and prolly the 3rd time, I still find it wonderful. Relationship goals!

    Cameron Jacobs
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These gay penguin dads are better parents than a lot of humans out there. Deadbeat parents: take note.

    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, we can always take a page from Anakin Skywalkers book and have “aggressive negotiations”

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    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Commander Rex – LOL, examples: "I find your lack of tolerance disturbing." 👿 "You have oppressed me for the last time!" 😈

    Iris Post
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That part is important yeah but I was only thinking the heart in the first picture looked like a snow cone idk why now I want a snow cone 🤣

    ★Twizted~Wulfie★
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Omg this is so cute and inspiring, gay penguins? Who would have thought, and it's awful that we humans call our selves highly intelligent when some ppl think that homosexuality is bad, and the penguins are gay...

    GALAUNA BULLARD
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love that they are such I happy family idk why people always are rude cause LGBTQ+ it’s a cute little fam

    Cassia Winters
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    3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So cute! Love that adorable penguin couple 💕 Didn’t actually know that there were LGBTQ+ animals.

    Aleksandra Rusbasan
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @DMT Donuts: You seem to be very confused and homophobic. Please read this article about Sphen and Magic to clear up the misconceptions you're spouting. https://www.visitsealife.com/sydney/whats-inside/sphen-and-magic/

    Redtail Stays Anonymous
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Straights™️: "Gay couples can't raise kids as well as straight couples!" Sphen and Magic: Lara: Am I a joke to you?

    Suski Viljanen
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can't see it with your eyes, hold it in your hands Like the rules that govern our land Strong enough to rule the heart of every man, this thing called love It can lift you up, it can put you down Take your world and turn it all around Ever since time nothing's ever been found stronger than love (Johnny Cash)

    Sylas Lockwood
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    WOW, didn't know homosexuality was something spread across species like this. very much approval!

    cookie panda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    this is amazing! the fact that we are reluctant to accept each other for these things is kinda dumb and we need to move on. LGBTQ+ for the win here!

    Magpie
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are some birds that the first nest of birds stick around and help with all the next nests. So "barren" aunties and uncles are very helpful. Possibly many of them are gay also....who knows. my father just called them black birds. I don't know their real name.

    Faith Nicole
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love penguins.. and these guys, my goodness..amazing job and hatching ans caring for your babies and they are all such adorable little creatures! I would love to go there someday

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    3 years ago

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    xn0
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, dont try to push your ideology onto the fauna of this planet. Thats so ridiculous.

    Vee
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Read Desmond Morris for an explanation of this behaviour.

    Nikki Owens
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's one glaring omission in all these stories... do the two male penguins engage in intercourse with each other? If they don't, they're not gay, they're just two bachelor penguins who are lifelong nestmates raising a kid together.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Nikki Owens – Perhaps they are homoromantic asexuals? (Not all gay men have intercourse.)

    Luuta
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read somewhere that penguins will steel each other's eggs if they don't have a baby of their own to rear.

    (((Sherlocat))) she/her
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Noah Olivas – Well, because they are both male, and courted, bonded, and nested together.

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    To be honest, although I'm pro equality for all humans, I'm getting kind of annoyed with all this LGBTQ+ screaming and all. But even I have to admit, that this is really hard to surpass in terms of heartmelting :D

    Kawa1i_Pand@
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Were only screaming because we haven't been heard for the past ever <3

    Olof T
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    3 years ago

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    "Incredibly caring penguins". Penguins care about the eggs and babies they hatch. What makes these penguins "incredibly" caring? Why exaggerate?

    -OldCarnival-
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    Idk I support homosexuality and all (I'm a part of it too lol) but I'm not quite sure if animals are actually supposed to do that. I mean their brains are hardwired to find 'mates' which is normally the opposite gender. I'm wondering if there might be something... and I know ill get hate for this... but I'm wondering if maybe there's something wrong with them mentally. Only because I'm not sure that they are supposed to do that-

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oh, sure, you support homosexuality. and yet. you are spouting. homophobia. Kindly f**k off.

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    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Uh, there are gay lions, and pigeons, and cats, and dogs, and birds, the list goes on

    -OldCarnival-
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    I mean these aren't humans, they don't comprehend things the same way we do.

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    Truthsayer
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    I find it gimmicky to attribute human concepts like love on animals. These penguins are not ‘gay’ in the sense as we understand it. They are pack animals that are known to work together to survive the in their brutal native environments. It’s not unknown for the pack to look after the eggs and chicks of other penguins, or to rotate their position from the warmer center of the pack to the edge so that all of the pack gets a chance at warmth etc. They are working together to survive as they understand it. But i guess that ‘gay’ penguins sells more tickets....

    bryguy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's sad your mind goes there right away. Maybe you could do some research and read about it instead of typing out that negative view. Love is absolutely expressed in other species. These two courted for a while, they found each other trinkets, rocks, and toys to show their affection. They would spend hours singing together until they matched each others voice. They call out for each other and come running. They sit and watch sunsets together. They have completely bonded as a couple and spend everyday together on their own. It really wasn't that hard to search and read about it.

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    Snake of Eden
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    https://www.thespruce.com/examining-bird-emotions-386439#:~:text=While%20the%20range%20of%20emotional,seen%20in%20many%20wild%20birds.&text=Birds%20that%20mate%20for%20life,just%20as%20human%20mates%20will. So you can educate yourself :)

    Iapetos
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    This is cool, but what do gay penguins do in the wild? I picture a lone male penguin accompaning the female ones on their journey for food.

    Star
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah, so other girls can date them! :D ( well other genders can too, there’s lots of combinations! ^^ )

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    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Aurora, the ability to speak doesn’t make you intelligent, second, are you that desperate?

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    DMT Donuts
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    The female emperor penguin lays a single egg and then goes to sea to feed, LEAVING THE MALE TO CARE FOR THE EGG. For over two months, the male penguin rests the egg on his feet and covers it with a fold of warm skin. To keep warm, the males often huddle together.

    Anoyint
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    4 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yea but homosexual behaviors have been observed in over 1,500 species, and no species has been proven to not be able to be gay, except for those that don't reproduce sexually at all. Scientists know when animals are genuinely acting as a mated pair, and this has happened so many times in so many species. For example, 8% of rams are gay, 90% of giraffes are gay/bi, and even bugs have been seen engaging in homosexual behaviors!

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    Charlie Hyduk
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True, but there is a species of lizards with asexual reproduction and only females are left. They still mate. Lesbian lizards. L E S B I A N L I Z A R D S.

    Ba Pa
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    Curious if they are actually gay (I know how it's determined in humans..., was this the case?) Or did 2 male penquins just start doing this to protect an abandoned egg at 1 point to propagate thier species out of instinct? If they are who cares but find it curious.

    Don't Look
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    Why must it be that homosexuality is defended when it is not the subject of discrimination? This article is simply about dad penguins. Well, foster dad penguins. Defense of homosexuality and then statements of “my opinion is fact” shouldn’t t be part of this really.

    Among us Lover
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    Mike_Thaimei
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    Really annoyed with these mentally retarded people associating rainbow with LGBTQ! rainbow has nothing to do with your LGBTXYZ mental retardation. You all are defective species that needs incineration.

    Xylle Flora
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mike_Thaimei That's a horrible thing to say. LGBTQ are amazing people. Homophobics like you, on the other hand...

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ok Mike, listen up. Rainbow is the color of the original pride flag, which is generally associated with gay people but also serves as a flag for the entire community. So actually, rainbow has a lot to do with the LGBTQ+ community. And as for your lovely, LOVeLY comment calling queerness a "LGBTXYZ mental r******tion", f**k off. Go eat some McDonalds or something. No one wants you here. You're just a degenerate, useless small-dicked abhorrent incel shitbag who can't even operate a microwave. I say this with complete confidence: If I was a disgusting, fraudulent, flat-assed dickwad like you, I would have completely isolated myself so no one had to be subjected to my insurmountable s**t-pastry nonsense. Here's a little advice: get your head out of your own ass, change your diaper, and shut the f**k up, you little fuckheaded dickbat.

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    4 years ago

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    Y'all Liberals will do anything to spit in God's face and promote the evil of sodomy, won't ya?

    Barb Holland
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah. We will Edward, as long as it means pissing off homophobic republicans such as yourself. Also- don't come crying to me when your God sends you to hell because you're discriminating against people in his name. God loves EVERYONE.

    Star
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m a Christian and a Lesbian, Edward. God loves all and he wouldn’t have made so many people lgtbq+ if he thought we weren’t just as human as everybody else.

    CWF
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Edward, you're completely right! The day I realized I was gay, Satan himself appeared before me and swore a blood oath that he would teach me all his wicked ways, including but not limited to homosexuality, abortion, science, witchcraft, knitting, and murder.

    Draco Malfoy
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oop, barb holland you used too big of words for him, would you mind dumbing it down for the poor homophobe?

    Commander Rex
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mr Hara, please refer me to where in the Bible, god himself (or Jesus Christ, or the Holy Spirit) said being gay was wrong, exactly like that, or you can’t marry the same gender. Can’t find it? Then go back to your echo chamber and waste somebody else’s mind.

    Sitting pigeon panda
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah Edward, y'all homophobes need to chill the heck out, so shut ya homophobic mouth and go sing some country songs.

    Imtiredandiwannagotobed
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    3 years ago

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    Peter Weir
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    4 years ago

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    Gay penguins? really now who comes up with this s**t?

    Bleeding-Angel
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Homosexuality is natural in five hundred different species, homophobia is only found in one. Clearly this is not the article for you, so please leave and have a nice day.

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    angie but who cares
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    3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    to the bitch named Peter Weir actually you must realize that animals can have sex with who they will, when they will and without consideration to a researcher's ethical principles." Homosexual behavior is found amongst social birds and mammals, particularly the sea mammals and the primates.

    Peter Weir
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    4 years ago

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    snowflake...gay f*****g fish next maybe tree, maybe even my socks...they spend a lot of time in a ball in my closet and come out every so often? . dont care if they are gay on not, but how the f...do they know for sure. come on..this is just pure crap.

    Michael Capriola Jr.
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    4 years ago

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    I know their hearts are in the right place, but : They tried to hatch a rock? Well now, that's really special. A mosquito landed on my thumb one night and tried to drill a hole in the thumbnail. I thought that was really special. Anyway, good luck to them.

    Bird Mom
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    @Eva Bryson- Bonding is love. It is a relationship. This is a male-male relationship. Therefore it is gay. Their bond is love.

    Imtiredandiwannagotobed
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    4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I’m pretty sure nothing, they tried to hatch a rock, I’m pretty sure only couples hatch eggs, and guess what? They hatched eggs together, therefore, couple, and likely the cutest couple every.

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