Yolanda Martin, who cares for the pair, said: “We wanted them to have
something to stay together for – so we got an egg. Otherwise they might have
become depressed.”
The couple drew attention after forming an inseparable bond from the day they
met at Faunia Park in Madrid, but the new development has made them a media
sensation, topping news bulletins and bringing a welcome ray of sunshine to
Spain after weeks of miserable headlines about the country’s economic
turmoil.
Ms Martin said it was “lovely” to be able to cheer people up but
emphasised that the penguins are not actually gay – they are just the best
of friends.
The penguins’ bundle of joy arrived a year after staff at a zoo in China gave
a penguin couple named Adam and Steve a chick to look after last year.
But other “gay” relationships have not ended so happily: Buddy and
Pedro, an all-male pairing at Toronto Zoo were put in separate enclosures by
keepers who felt they were not making a sufficient contribution to the gene
pool.
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