Gay flamingos adopt egg and hatch chick
The natural world is a pretty queer place.
A UK zoo has reported that two of its male flamingos - Curtis and Arthur - have successfully hatched an egg that they adopted and cared for together.
Curtis and Arthur are Chilean flamingos that are located at Paignton Zoo, in Devon.
The egg adopted by Curtis and Arthur had been abandoned by another pair of flamingo.
Which are the gayest animals?
Same-sex sexual behaviour has been observed in more than 1,500 animal species. Here are some of the gayest.
Penguins
It’s quite common for penguins to form same-sex couples, both in the wild and in captivity. Roy and Silo of New York City’s Central Park Zoo are among the most famous gay penguins – the Chinstrap Penguins successfully hatched an egg in 1999, their chick was called Tango.
Other notable same-sex penguin couples include Sphen and Magic in Sydney, and Skipper and Ping in Berlin.
It’s relatively common for zoos around the world to report same-sex penguin couples getting together during breeding season.
Giraffes
Male giraffes often display at lot of intimate affection towards each other. Researchers have observed same-sex necking, licking, nuzzling and mounting between male giraffes, as well as genital stimulation.
As a species, giraffes don’t form couples of any kind. Adult females live together in herds, and only mate with the transient males who manage to be dominant enough, or surreptitious enough, to visit them at the right time.
Humpback Whales
Same-sex encounters have previously been observed in orca and dolphins, but it's only recently that Humpback Whales have been confirmed to have been getting in on the action.
Documented off the coast of Hawaii and written up in a recent scientific journal, the encounter was observed in January 2022. Two whales - both confirmed to be male - approached the boat of the researchers, circled, and then began to engage in sexual activity while just a few metres below the boat. They were close enough to get pretty clear photos of everything.
Seahorses
Seahorses are fairly incredible creatures.
Pygmy Seahorses are particularly special as it is the male who carries the fertilised eggs and gives birth to their offspring.
Pygmy Seahorses live on gorgonian seafans – camouflaging themselves by matching their colour and texture to the coral on which they live.
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