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[Homicidalheathen]

Who says China isn't a bastion for Civil Liberties? At least their gay penguins can marry.

Two besotted male birds at China's Polarland wildlife park have just waddled down the isle to icy nuptial bliss. And, of course, both partners wore tuxedoes.

But like any marriage, behind the live music, revelry and sumptuous servings of herring, there lurked adversity. I'm not just talking about cold feet. Both grooms are, after all, South Pole natives.

As Britain's Sun reported, zookeepers once tried to isolate the gay lovebirds because they were stealing heterosexual couples' eggs for their own nest.

Finally, officials let them to care for eggs rejected by other mothers. The gays are now considered the zoo's best penguin parents.

As a newlywed myself, I say to them, "L'Chaim!" I call on gay zoo animals of the world to take the plunge. You don't need an opposable thumb to tie this kind of knot!

One note: The birds in this picture aren't the married couple. This is a generic photo of King Penguins at the Edinburgh Zoo. But would it make a difference if they were queens?

C'mon gay zoo creatures! Let's plan your wedding.

http://weirdnews.about.com/b/2009/01/28/hu...uin-wedding.htm

[Rev.Reverence]

MAN...this is OLD news HH...there's even an SNL skit...

When there are to many males...the penguins just keep pairing off..they don't REALLY care..they take care of the babies as a tribal group..as the death rate of penguins in the wild is simply staggering.

..all the homo-'guins are just 'gay-uncles"...it's natural

[jynxxxedangel]

Female penguins are the breadwinners of their society. They often go out on prolonged fishing expeditions, when the schools of fish migrate away from areas close to the nesting colonies.

The males hatch and care for the chicks, which survive only upon their high concentrations of body fat, while the mothers are out in the high seas-- until the female birds return to their respective colonies, with their crops bursting with fish.

When I stayed in Hokkaido, Japan briefly, I befriended a gentleman who had a pet penguin. I LOVE penguins. They are quite loyal, and very admirable creatures.

Edited April 14, 2009 by jynxxxedangel