Gay penguins given own eggs to care for
Penguins caught stealing eggs from straight couples in an
attempt to become fathers have been given their own to look after
following protests.
Zoo keepers moved the male birds away from the rest of the
penguins to avoid problems as hatching season approaches.
But angry visitors to Polar Land in China complained it was not
fair for the males to stop becoming surrogate fathers.
Following the protests, zookeepers gave the pair two eggs laid
by an inexperienced first-time mother.
"They've turned out to be the best parents in the whole zoo," on
zoo keeper said.
"We will try to arrange for them to become real parents
themselves with artificial insemination."
Despite being gay, it is understood the three-year-old male
birds are still driven by an urge to be fathers.
