Buddy And Pedro, 'Gay' Penguin Couple, To Be Separated By Toronto Zoo

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Buddy And Pedro, 'Gay' Penguin Couple, To Be Separated By Toronto Zoo

The planned separation of a "gay" penguin couple at the Toronto Zoo is causing a commotion both among zoologists and the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender media.

As the Toronto Star is reporting, Buddy and Pedro have not only been inseparable, but have also shown signs of traditional mating behaviors. Bred in captivity, 10-year-old Pedro and Buddy, 20, came to Toronto from zoos in the U.S. as part of a popular African penguin exhibit which opened at the zoo in May, and formed a connection as members of a "bachelor flock," according to the Star. "It's a complicated issue, but they seem to be in a loving relationship of some sort," said Joe Torzsok, chair of the Toronto zoo board.

But sadly, even though the pair frequently engage in "courtship and mating behaviors that females and males would do," according to one keeper, zoo officials say they intend to separate the birds from each other and pair them with females for breeding, as African penguins are an endangered species.

Same-sex companionship among penguins is actually quite common. In 2009, Z and Vielpunkt, two male Humboldt penguins at Germany's Bremerhaven Zoo, became the proud parents of a healthy penguin chick hatched from an egg fertilized by another penguin couple. Another such pair at China's Polarland Zoo was even given a wedding celebration, as The Sun is reporting.

And, as LiveScience reports, homosexuality has been documented in more than 450 species of vertebrates, "signaling that sexual preference is biologically determined in animals."

Watch a video about Pedro and Buddy, as well as some other intriguing cases of "gay" animals, below:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyob3yHVOgs

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/07/buddy-and-pedro-gay-penguin-couple-toronto_n_1080194.html#s457977

[Danno 1,228]

Rather humorous to call these two a "couple" if they have never even mated.

Of course to those who want to believe that nature is full of Homosexual animals, a little neck rubbing is all that is needed to make there case.

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http://www.livescience.com/16138-gay-animals-bonobos-dolphins.html

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

They can get married in Vermont. Our dog and cat are a lesbian, inter-species couple.

[Danno 1,228]

http://www.livescience.com/16138-gay-animals-bonobos-dolphins.html

Thank you for posting that prime example of what I refereed too.

Interpreted "activity" constututes homosexual animal.

In other words, a male dog who tries to mount another male dog for sex is... well gay.

Never mind the fact we can't find any male dogs which will "receive" this male.... or the fact that this most often happens when the male dog can't access a female in heat.

I have seen females in heat actually try to mount males as if it were a male, what should we conclude from that?

People and animals do not share the same sexual practices as humans so to suggest a MALE licking the pecker of another male as an indication of being gay is not science, it's stupid.

Nature is full of "exceptions to the rule" but show me on any consistent level males having sexual intercourse with males across animal species.

Your example of evidence of homosexuality:

Bison:

Homosexual mounting between males tends to be more common than heterosexual female-male copulation among American bison, especially because females only mate with the bulls about once a year. During mating season, males engage in same-sex activities several times a day. More than 55 percent of mounting in young males is with the same gender.

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Thank you for posting that prime example of what I refereed too.

You're welcome. Here is an unrelated video just for you:

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

California should replace the bear on their state flag with a buffalo.

[Karee 4,191]

When I worked on a dairy you had to know when the cows were ovulating in order impregnate them. No pregnant cows, no milk. Since there were no males on the farm, they would do this two ways. First they would place a blister pack just above the tail. When another female would mount the female that was ovulating, it would break this pack so when they came in to the barn we knew it was time to artificially inseminate them.

Second we had a guy that would run around with binoculars seeing who was getting mounted.

[Danno 1,228]

When I worked on a dairy you had to know when the cows were ovulating in order impregnate them. No pregnant cows, no milk. Since there were no males on the farm, they would do this two ways. First they would place a blister pack just above the tail. When another female would mount the female that was ovulating, it would break this pack so when they came in to the barn we knew it was time to artificially inseminate them.

Second we had a guy that would run around with binoculars seeing who was getting mounted.

From what we are told Prisons have a lot of males mounting males going on too..... wonder how much of this ** activity would take place if there were females available?

You're welcome. Here is an unrelated video just for you:

wow and they keep right on chanting too.

Yeah just like the tea party.

[Dakine10 5,452]

... as African penguins are an endangered species

perhaps this also sheds some light on why African penguins are an endangered species.

[SMR 368]

perhaps this also sheds some light on why African penguins are an endangered species.

Kind of what I was thinking.

This article has all good conservatives in a pickle though. Either you separate them and are a treehugger or keep them together and are a gay sympathizer. I think we need to shoot them both for being perverts.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Kind of what I was thinking.

This article has all good conservatives in a pickle though. Either you separate them and are a treehugger or keep them together and are a gay sympathizer. I think we need to shoot them both for being perverts.

Do good conservatives really worry that much about what 2 gay penguins are doing?

[Danno 1,228]

Do good conservatives really worry that much about what 2 gay penguins are doing?

Are you kidding?

These two poor Penguins have been labeled as gay for life, they now have children's books and movies on this "couple" in the effort to normalize unusual behavior.

It's really half comedy and have oddity all rolled up in a gay-cause moment.

It won't be conservatives making press statements in objection to breaking up these.... Love Birds.

[Dakine10 5,452]

Are you kidding?

These two poor Penguins have been labeled as gay for life, they now have children's books and movies on this "couple" in the effort to normalize unusual behavior.

It's really half comedy and have oddity all rolled up in a gay-cause moment.

It won't be conservatives making press statements in objection to breaking up these.... Love Birds.

No I'm not kidding. I'm responding to SMR. His assertion being that this article has good conservatives in a pickle.

If your not in a pickle yourself Danno, the perhaps you can't really answer for SMR. But if you are in a pickle by all means please clarify.