Posted on 12/25/2004 11:11:49 AM PST by paulat
Researchers find gay penguins in Japanese aquariums: report
Sat Dec 25, 1:31 AM ET Top Stories - AFP
TOKYO (AFP) - Researchers have found a number of same-sex pairs of penguins at aquariums in Japan, with an imbalance between the numbers of male and female birds suspected to be the cause, a report said.
AFP Photo
A research group led by Keisuke Ueda, professor of behavioral ecology at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, found about 20 same-sex pairs at 16 major aquariums and zoos, Kyodo news agency said.
Penguins in captivity "may be more likely to form same-sex pairs" due to the difficulty of finding partners of the opposite sex because breeding facilities in Japan only have an average of 20 birds, the agency quoted Ueda as saying.
It is not known if the frequency of homosexuality is higher than in the wild, where telling the sexes apart is tough, he said.
Many of the gay male pairs and two of the female pairs were seen performing mounting behavior, it said.
Ueda was not available for comment on the report
I'm sorry...I love our gay bretheren and sisteren...but this just struck me as funny....
You should pray for the misguided penguins...
/Gay Cloneings
...but...dahhling...a TUXEDO is always appropo...don't you think???
They do come from the South Pole.
Do you mean, is that what they're looking for?
Ummm..... "mounting behavior" is not the same as same-gender reproductive capabilities....wonder if there MIGHT be a pro-homosexual agenda behind this...sheesh, dogs mount human legs all the time....
Do NOT insert your "Gay Canadian Penguin Mounties Always Get Their Man" joke here....
. . . therefor, . . .
It's not just Japan - I saw SF Mayor Gavin Newsome marry a penguin to a same-sex human this year.We didn't choose to be Japanese, we were born that way?
Will your pond need a chaperone?
Oh, nevermind. It's penguins, not fish. I need another nap.
Oh, THANK YOU!! I was HOPING someone would post that video!!
Is all news from Japan weird?
Giant Gay Penguins attack downtown Tokyo!
NOOOOO...penguins are cute!!!!
No problem...someone had to...can'tt post a thread about penguins, tuxedos or nuns without it.
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