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Fearless

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Sat Nov 10, 2012, 07:08 PM Nov 2012

Denmark's Gay Penguins Become Fathers

After a female penguin abandoned one of her eggs, zoologists at the Odense Zoo decided to see how two male penguins would handle the egg. As it turns out, they were "natural parents."

"With King penguins, they mix it between the male and female. One stands with the egg while the other goes to feed and then they shift," zoologist Nina Christensen is quoted as saying. "It was the same with this pair. They both incubated the egg.”

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Denmark's Gay Penguins Become Fathers (Original Post) Fearless Nov 2012 OP
Sweet. of course they're good parents. hedda_foil Nov 2012 #1
What a great story...Thanks! haikugal Nov 2012 #2
Great story, thanks! William769 Nov 2012 #3
this kind of thing gets out, and mitchtv Nov 2012 #4
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