Homosexual storks brood on eggs (and raise young in European zoo)

ANP ^ | 18 may

[S0122017]

Homosexual storks brood on eggs (and raise young)

Spent: 18 May 2006 15.29 last modified: 20 May 2006 17.10

OVERLOON - Three homosexual stork couples in Zoo Parc Overloon are busy in a very modern way. They brood on eggs and look after their young. The European storks formed the couples, two male and a lesbian, on their own.

Homosexuality in the animal kingdom is not unheard of, but is usually limited to caressing and imitation fertilization. The gay couples in Overloon have hatched their eggs and are raising their young, which according to the animal parc is very rare.

One of the gaycouples still brood, the two other couples are done with brooding. "It is very nice to see how they look after their young. They don't do their job any worse than heterosexual storks, says the enthusiastic spokesperson.

Eggs

How the couples got their eggs is not certain, but the males probably chased a brooding female of her nest. One of the lesbian females was possibly fertilized, according to Zoo Parc Overloon's spokesperson.

* According to the video from the site, the most likely explanation is that the couples already where acquinted with each other. After the females laid their eggs, the couples switched partners. ----------------------------------------

Homoseksuele ooievaars broeden eieren uit

Uitgegeven: 18 mei 2006 15:29 Laatst gewijzigd: 20 mei 2006 17:10

OVERLOON - Drie homoseksuele ooievaarskoppels in Zoo Parc Overloon zijn heel modern bezig. Ze broeden eieren uit, en verzorgen hun kroost.

Bij de Europese ooievaars vormden zich twee mannelijke stellen en een lesbisch koppel. "Homoseksualiteit komt vaker voor in het dierenrijk, maar vaak blijft het bij liefkozingen en schijnbevruchting. Deze homo's hebben hun eieren uitgebroed en voeden hun kroost op", aldus een woordvoerster van het dierenpark die erbij zegt dat het uitbroeden en verzorgen zelden voorkomt.

Een van de homokoppels broedt nog, de twee andere koppels hebben dat al gedaan. "Het is heel leuk om te zien hoe ze hun jongen verzorgen. Ze doen daarbij niets onder voor hun heteroseksuele soortgenoten", zegt de woordvoerster enthousiast.

Eieren

Hoe de stellen aan hun eieren komen, is niet bekend. "Waarschijnlijk hebben de mannetjes een broedend vrouwtje van het nest gejaagd. Een van de lesbische vrouwtjes is mogelijk gedekt", luidt de verklaring van het dierenpark.

* Volgens een video waren de koppels waarschijnlik al bekend met elkaar en hebben ze na het eieren leggen partners geruild.

[S0122017]

I translated from Dutch, so the syntax is probably lousy and the grammar riddled with errors.

[S0122017]

Gay stork ping

[ahayes]

My my, kidnaping and spouse swapping.

[johniegrad]

Brooding homosexuals. Whoever would have thought?

[Unam Sanctam]

There are all sorts of different behaviors in different species in the animal and plant world. News flash: they are not the human species. Human species reproduce by conjoining of one male and one female. It's biology and the natural law for humans. What other species might do are irrelevant.

[Brilliant]

When even the storks are gay, you know that it's a conspiracy.



I wonder if they use the same degree of care in delivering straight babies as they do in delivering gay babies?

[PBRSTREETGANG]

People for the Ethical Treatment of Gay, Lesbian, Bi-sexual, Transgendered and Questioning Animals

[ClearCase_guy]

One of the gaycouples still brood

It's an unhappy lifestyle.

[L98Fiero]

Hmm. It seems as the cast of Friends was all gay, then.

[edcoil]

"nd look after their young."

Since they cannot create young, how are they theirs?

Aren't they looking after someone else's young?

[thackney]

It appears this article was trying to suggest since animals do it, it must be natural and acceptable behavior.

In response, I observe my dog eats poo. That does not make it a good idea for human behavior.

[S0122017]

There are all sorts of different behaviors in different species in the animal and plant world. News flash: they are not the human species. Human species reproduce by conjoining of one male and one female. It's biology and the natural law for humans. What other species might do are irrelevant.

I have never heard of any other way vertebrates reproduce than the classic male-female. You probably refer to raising young! For storks that should be a male/female joined partnership.

[Red Badger]

OVERLOON?..............not yet.........

[Red Badger]

My dog wallows in dead frogs. Maybe I should try that, too!........

[S0122017]

It appears this article was trying to suggest since animals do it, it must be natural and acceptable behavior.

In response, I observe my dog eats poo. That does not make it a good idea for human behavior.

Yeah I think that was the spokesperson's statement. But not mine, I think it was simply a weird phenomenon. It would be interesting to study the effects on the young.

[frogjerk]

Homosexuality in the animal kingdom is not unheard of, but is usually limited to caressing and imitation fertilization

Do not settle for cheap imitation fertilization...demand the real thing.

[formercalifornian]

Right. I had a cat who loved his companion fuzzy slipper, and some dogs will go for anything handy. But you know what the agenda is here.

[Jaded]

* According to the video from the site, the most likely explanation is that the couples already where acquinted with each other. After the females laid their eggs, the couples switched partners. ----------------------------------------

This is so completely ridiculous. Next thing you know they will be passing laws for same-sex-stork marriages.

[Thombo2]

The pro homo lobby strikes again....btw,is this by any chance the same zoo that had the homosexual penguins?