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What of these penguins?
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A German zoo has failed to boost the sexual appetites of its male penguins despite drafting in more female companions to tempt the suspected homosexual group of birds.
The Bremerhaven Zoo in north west Germany, had flown in a group of female penguins from Sweden to encourage their Humboldt penguins to reproduce.
But the six male penguins - seen by keepers trying to mate with each other and guarding rocks like eggs - rejected the advances of their new female friends and remained faithful to each other.
"The relationships were apparently too strong," said the zoo's director, Heike Kueck.
The hatched plan to get the penguins to reproduce sparked outrage from lesbian and gay groups, who feared zookeepers might force the animals to turn straight.
Dismissing the suggestion, Mr Kueck told public broadcaster NDR: "Nobody here is trying to break-up same sex pairs by force."
"We don't know if the three male pairs are really gay or just got together because of a lack of females," he added.
The zoo will test its plan to get the endangered species to breed, again, in spring next year.
The Bremerhaven Zoo in north west Germany, had flown in a group of female penguins from Sweden to encourage their Humboldt penguins to reproduce.
But the six male penguins - seen by keepers trying to mate with each other and guarding rocks like eggs - rejected the advances of their new female friends and remained faithful to each other.
"The relationships were apparently too strong," said the zoo's director, Heike Kueck.
The hatched plan to get the penguins to reproduce sparked outrage from lesbian and gay groups, who feared zookeepers might force the animals to turn straight.
Dismissing the suggestion, Mr Kueck told public broadcaster NDR: "Nobody here is trying to break-up same sex pairs by force."
"We don't know if the three male pairs are really gay or just got together because of a lack of females," he added.
The zoo will test its plan to get the endangered species to breed, again, in spring next year.
what makes it even funnier is this:
[ abcnews ]
Feb 11, 2005 — BERLIN (Reuters) - A plan by a German zoo to test the sexual appetites of a group of suspected homosexual penguins has sparked outrage among gay and lesbian groups, who fear zookeepers might force them to turn straight.
"All sorts of gay and lesbian associations have been e-mailing and calling in to protest," said a spokesman for the zoo in the northwestern city of Bremerhaven on Friday.
He said the zoo concluded the penguins might be gay after seeing male penguins trying to mate with other males and trying to hatch offspring out of stones.
German media reported that female Swedish penguins would be brought to the zoo to test the theory, but when word got out about the plan, the phones started ringing.
"Nobody here is trying to break-up same sex pairs by force," the zoo's director Heike Kueck told public broadcaster NDR. "We don't know if the three male pairs are really gay or just got together because of a lack of females."
"All sorts of gay and lesbian associations have been e-mailing and calling in to protest," said a spokesman for the zoo in the northwestern city of Bremerhaven on Friday.
He said the zoo concluded the penguins might be gay after seeing male penguins trying to mate with other males and trying to hatch offspring out of stones.
German media reported that female Swedish penguins would be brought to the zoo to test the theory, but when word got out about the plan, the phones started ringing.
"Nobody here is trying to break-up same sex pairs by force," the zoo's director Heike Kueck told public broadcaster NDR. "We don't know if the three male pairs are really gay or just got together because of a lack of females."
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