jprince99x 3,547 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 BERLIN — Skip and Ping moved to the German capital in April and soon decided to start a family. They scrounged around for objects like a wet rock and a slimy fish they could nurture in the hopes that it would one day hatch into a child, according to zookeepers. But needless to say, neither the rock nor the fish ever hatched for Skip and Ping, who are both male king penguins at Zoo Berlin, said Maximilian Jäger, a spokesman. The zoo knew they were a couple when they arrived from Hamburg this year, and it became clear within weeks that they wanted to start a family, he said. “It is very common that two penguins of the same sex come together. I don’t think it is the majority of penguins, but it is not rare either,” Mr. Jäger said on Tuesday. “We are sure they would be good parents because they were so nice to their stone.” So the zookeepers decided to give Skip — short for Skipper — and Ping a shot at fatherhood after a 22-year-old female, called The Orange because of the color of her wings, laid an egg in July. She had never hatched a chick of her own. “We just had to put the egg in front of one of them, and he knew just what to do,” Mr. Jäger said. “He took his beak and put the egg on his feet and then put his stomach over it, which is the normal thing penguins do.” The prospect of two gay penguins adopting an egg and raising a chick has become a feel good story in Germany in recent days. On Tuesday, penguin fans, journalists and a television crew from the country’s public international broadcaster gathered to watch Ping sit on the egg. “They were really the thing that pushed me to come to the zoo, because I really do not come to the zoo very often,” said Anna Schmidt, a 33-year-old gender studies researcher from Berlin who described them as “the happy couple.” Penguins are not the most expressive birds, but Ping and Skip seemed unfazed by all the attention. They sat on a rock and looked serenely out a window, their backs to the audience, while nearby The Orange groomed her wet feathers. “I knew homosexuality existed in the animal world but I had never heard of gay adoption in the animal world,” Ms. Schmidt said. “I am not sure why they decided to adopt, but I am sure they had their reasons.” There may be one catch, though. Anja Seiferth, the penguin keeper at Zoo Berlin, said it was not clear if the egg had been fertilized. That means it might never hatch. She said there was no way to know for sure until early September, when the zoo will either welcome a penguin chick or not. If it does, it will be the zoo’s first penguin chick since 2002. “I hope Ping and Skip get a little penguin baby and become the best parents you’ve ever seen,” Ms. Seiferth said. “I hope that is what happens, but so far we do not know if it will.” SOURCE: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/14/world/europe/male-penguins-adoption-egg-berlin-zoo.html I don't like going to zoos anymore for lots of reasons but this is really making me want to go see them gay penguins I literally started crying when I read this it had me so emotional I literally CANNOT hold myself together with this story Let’s have some fun this beat is Sapokanikan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josip 3,971 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I am actually not sure if I should be laughing, crying or just be confused Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borislshere 53,665 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Leslie Knope would be proud Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xoxo Adriana 15,040 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Josip said: I am actually not sure if I should be laughing, crying or just be confused b happi or im cumming 4 u Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahb 17,188 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 There seems to be a lot of gay penguins out there Sydney https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/agenda/article/2019/01/24/sydneys-gay-penguins-have-raised-healthy-baby-girl San Francisco https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/21/gay-penguin-couple-are-the-best-parents-at-san-francisco-zoo/ Denmark https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-penguins-kidnap-chick-straight-parents-denmark-zoo-n913611 London https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gay-penguins-chick-adopted-same-sex-london-marama-rocky-a8985711.html Ireland https://www.irishpost.com/news/half-penguins-irish-aquarium-gay-166493 Auckland https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/02/watch-auckland-s-loved-up-gay-penguin-couple-raise-baby-chick.html Do you feel him sir? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALLOW 16,469 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 35 minutes ago, Borislshere said: Leslie Knope would be proud I thought about this as soon as i read the title Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHALLOW 16,469 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 19 minutes ago, sarahb said: There seems to be a lot of gay penguins out there Sydney https://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/agenda/article/2019/01/24/sydneys-gay-penguins-have-raised-healthy-baby-girl San Francisco https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2019/06/21/gay-penguin-couple-are-the-best-parents-at-san-francisco-zoo/ Denmark https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-penguins-kidnap-chick-straight-parents-denmark-zoo-n913611 London https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gay-penguins-chick-adopted-same-sex-london-marama-rocky-a8985711.html Ireland https://www.irishpost.com/news/half-penguins-irish-aquarium-gay-166493 Auckland https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2019/02/watch-auckland-s-loved-up-gay-penguin-couple-raise-baby-chick.html Is any penguin a Hunty? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkTheFunk 125,703 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 I wonder if they binge watch Barbra Streisand movies together while sipping Merlot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprince99x 3,547 Posted August 15, 2019 Author Share Posted August 15, 2019 9 minutes ago, PunkTheFunk said: I wonder if they binge watch Barbra Streisand movies together while sipping Merlot Penguins of Madagascar as drag queens on a penguin version of ru Paul’s drag race Let’s have some fun this beat is Sapokanikan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JazzGa 14,652 Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Aww, I love reading that gay penguins are becoming a popular thing at zoos around the world. I saw this book come out a few years ago which introduces kids to the idea of someone having 2 dads in a natural way, it's a great book! My old cat is a tough man, but i cant deny the way he bites my hand and he stabs me, he grabs me by my heart <3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jprince99x 3,547 Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share Posted August 16, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 9:33 AM, sarahb said: Denmark https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/gay-penguins-kidnap-chick-straight-parents-denmark-zoo-n913611 This one has me hyperventilating THEY STOLE A BABY BECAUSE IT WAS BEING DEGLECTED P E N GU INS Let’s have some fun this beat is Sapokanikan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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