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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: penguins

penguins stories: 3 news summaries

(Newser) - A male penguin couple that raised a hatchling at the San Francisco Zoo has been split up by the attentions of the amorous widow Linda, UPI reports. Magellanic penguin Harry was apparently smitten by the lovesick female, and he deserted Pepper, his partner of six years. Linda has "her... More »

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California • San Francisco • San Francisco Zoo • gay parent • penguins • gay activists • gay

 Gay Penguins Raise Chick 


Jun 3, 09 7:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of homosexual male penguins is raising a chick together, the BBC reports. A zoo in Germany reports that one of its three pairs of gay males hatched the egg after it was rejected by its biological parents. "Since the chick arrived, they have been behaving just as... More »

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Berlin • zoo • homosexual • gays • penguins

(Newser) - Emperor penguin droppings are so concentrated that the reddish-brown guano has been spotted from space, reports the Times of London. That's a good thing because it's helping scientists pinpoint colonies of the giant birds in Antarctica and help experts track climate change affects. “The ice gets pretty dirty and... More »

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climate change • global warming • Antarctica • poop • penguins • emperor penguins • guano • droppings

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