Some Female Penguins Engage themshelves in Prostitution.
Believe it or not, in the wild, certain female penguins (even when in a committed relationship) will exchange sexual favors with strange males for the pebbles they need to build their nests. According to Dr Fiona Hunter (a zoologist)on: “It tends to be females targeting single males, otherwise the partner female would beat the intruder up.” On some occasions the prostitute penguins trick the males. They carry out the elaborate courtship ritual, which usually leads to mating. Having bagged their stone, they would then run off. Check this article on BBC know more about Penguin Prostitution.
And we have a Story on Gaurdian about Gay penguins on Central park Zoo, New York. Two penguins namely Roy and Silo hatched an Fetilized egg themselves and raised a little penguin named Tango. They have even entered a children's book called "And Tango makes Three". The book has brought controversy as "it is not suitable for children" some parents have complained.
Believe it or not, in the wild, certain female penguins (even when in a committed relationship) will exchange sexual favors with strange males for the pebbles they need to build their nests. According to Dr Fiona Hunter (a zoologist)on: “It tends to be females targeting single males, otherwise the partner female would beat the intruder up.” On some occasions the prostitute penguins trick the males. They carry out the elaborate courtship ritual, which usually leads to mating. Having bagged their stone, they would then run off. Check this article on BBC know more about Penguin Prostitution.
And we have a Story on Gaurdian about Gay penguins on Central park Zoo, New York. Two penguins namely Roy and Silo hatched an Fetilized egg themselves and raised a little penguin named Tango. They have even entered a children's book called "And Tango makes Three". The book has brought controversy as "it is not suitable for children" some parents have complained.
