Twice Mice

The two German Humboldt penguins Z-Punkt “Z-spot” and Viel-Punkt “Many-spots” have faced many obstacles throughout their five-year relationship. However their commitment has remained strong, and the time has come when they can celebrate their parenthood.

In 2005, the Bremerhaven Zoo noticed their relationship and introduced four sexy female Swedish Humboldt penguins in an attempt to “cure” their homosexuality. However, they and the other four gay penguins in the twenty-strong community were not swayed by the newcomers and remained committed. They even substituted rocks for eggs as they huddled together in their cave-nests.

During Easter, zookeepers noticed that an egg had been rejected by its parents and pushed out of the nest. Observing Z-Punkt and Viel-Punkt’s apparent desire, they placed the egg outside their nest. The couple immediately noticed, brought it back to their cave, and began to share the duties of hatching. A few days ago the baby hatched, and both fathers have since been happily and diligently handling the everyday duties of raising an endangered Humboldt penguin. The name of the offspring has yet to be announced. I suggest Süß-Punkt (“cute-dot”).

From newsbizzare.

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