Gay flamingos raise chick of their own

After years of stealing eggs from the neighbors Carlos and Fernando, the only gay flamingo couple at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Gloucestershire, England, have a chick of the their own. The newly-hatched flamingling was abandoned by its biological parents and so was a logical choice for the gay flamingo couple who have been together for 6 years. I know this sounds like anthropomorphizing, but homosexuality has been observed in a number of species, including penguins, humans, sheep, dolphins, orangutans, beetles, bats and humans. Here’s a picture of the new family, for a larger version and the full story you can read The Daily Mail.

posted by Alex Herder on 22 May 2007
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  1. Flamingling! Haha, I’ve never noticed that before. You are wonderful.

    — Melissa · Aug 1, 09:52 AM · #

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