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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.”

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Enalpria
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3 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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3 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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Monika Soffronow
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3 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!

Wolfstar
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3 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)

blugeagua
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3 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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blugeagua
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3 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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3 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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Googleman1234
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3 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 :)

Christian Bradshaw
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3 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.

Horror Hero13
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3 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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3 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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3 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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Debra Robinson
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3 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.

Daphne Godlieb
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3 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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3 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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3 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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Charlie Hyduk
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3 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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3 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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Iris Post
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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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

Anthony Feasel
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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.)

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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.

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Belandriel
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3 years ago

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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

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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3 years ago

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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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Truthsayer
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3 years ago

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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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Iapetos
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3 years ago

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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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DMT Donuts
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3 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.

Anoyint
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3 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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Ba Pa
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3 years ago

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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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3 years ago

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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.

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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.

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Edward Hara
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3 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?

Peter Weir
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3 years ago

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

Bleeding-Angel
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3 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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Michael Capriola Jr.
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3 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.

Enalpria
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3 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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3 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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Monika Soffronow
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3 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!

Wolfstar
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3 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)

blugeagua
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3 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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blugeagua
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3 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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3 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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Googleman1234
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3 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 :)

Christian Bradshaw
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3 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.

Horror Hero13
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3 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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3 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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3 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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Debra Robinson
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3 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.

Daphne Godlieb
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3 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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3 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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3 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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Charlie Hyduk
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3 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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3 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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Iris Post
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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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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3 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

Anthony Feasel
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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.)

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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.

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3 years ago

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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

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?

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3 years ago

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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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Truthsayer
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3 years ago

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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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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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DMT Donuts
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3 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.

Anoyint
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3 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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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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3 years ago

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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.

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3 years ago

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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.

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Edward Hara
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3 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?

Peter Weir
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3 years ago

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

Bleeding-Angel
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3 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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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.

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