Should Gay Endangered Penguins Be Forced to Mate?
By Steve Casimiro, Adventure Journal on November 14th, 2011
Not with each other, people, not with each other. But the Toronto Zoo has a dilemma — four endangered African penguins, two of each gender, and the males are only interested in grownup boy bonding time. Buddy, aged 20, and Pedro, 10, have only have eyes for each other, and while penguin homosexuality is documented in the wild and in zoos, the Torontonauts aren’t 100 percent sure the boys are gay. They’re considering splitting up what could be just a very close platonic relationship and locking them in boudoirs with the ladies, who have very clearly displayed their ardor, but to no avail.
Tags: wildlife
I normally don’t comment, but have you heard of artificial insemination? One takes an ovum and a sperm and combines them in vitro (in glass) and then transplants it within a female to carry it to term. If progeny is our purpose in life, can these two soul mates not enjoy it a little better with their kids?