'Gay' Penguin Couple Had No Egg of Their Own. So They Stole One.

By Mindy Weisberger - Senior Writer 18 days ago Animals 

Zookeepers found the two males incubating a purloined egg.

A pair of mated male penguins in a Dutch zoo were so eager for offspring that they stole an egg from another pair of penguins.

Two male black-footed penguins (Spheniscus demersus, also known as African penguins) at DierenPark Amersfoort zoo in the Netherlands were recently found incubating a purloined egg. Their nest — holding the stolen egg — was near a nest that belonged to a male and female penguin couple, zoo representatives said in a statement.

Hatching season was already underway for the zoo's penguin community, and the males likely swiped the egg from their breeding neighbors during "an unguarded moment," according to the statement. 

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Gay flamingo couple adopt cute baby chick after parents abandon newborn bird

Edinburgh Zoo has added five Chilean Flamingos babies to its flock of 33 adults birds this year, following successful breeding for the first time since 2010.

A little flamingo chick has been taken under the wings of a gay couple after it was abandoned by its parents.

Edinburgh Zoo has added five Chilean Flamingos babies to its flock of 33 adult birds this year, following successful breeding for the first time since 2010.

But one of the chicks had a rough start when its parents knocked it out of the nest.

Luckily, a male couple stepped in and adopted the fluffy chick.

Senior bird keeper Nick Dowling said: "We weren't short of drama in the flamingo flock this year.

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Gay penguins in Kent zoo are 'the best parents'

14 May 2014 Last updated at 12:04

Park owner Anthony Binskin told BBC reporter Miranda Shunke the penguin couple needed no help.

A same-sex penguin couple are rearing a chick after it was abandoned by its parents at a zoo in Kent.

Staff at Wingham Wildlife Park stepped in after the baby bird's mother had to leave the egg because the father refused to help her incubate it.

The two male Humboldt penguins, Jumbs and Kermit, were given the egg, which hatched a month ago.

Park owner Tony Binskin said: "These two have so far proven to be two of the best penguin parents we have had yet."

Jumbs and Kermit were first seen pairing up in 2012, leaving two females without mates.

"Whilst it was nice to see two of our birds pair up, it actually meant that we were left with not two but four birds unable to reproduce within our collection," Mr Binskin said.

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