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moulinroux: Gay Penguins Become Dads A pair of king penguins...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:16:18 -0500

Gay Penguins Become Dads

A pair of king penguins adopted and cared for an abandoned chick.

After nearly a year together at the Odense Zoo in Denmark, the same-sex couple attempted to become parents of their own. Keepers witnessed the pair trying to steal other couples’ eggs. And during brooding season, the penguins even tried to incubate a dead herring.

“[The two] seriously wanted to stay with an egg,” zoologist Nina Christensen toldThe Star.

The Odense Zoo reports that the penguins were recipients of an unexpected blessing when a female penguin laid not one but two eggs. She ultimately ditched the second egg, which afforded the male couple to become adoptive parents.

However, before they were given the egg, the males had to practice on artificial eggs. Once proven capable, they received and successfully incubated the egg. The chick was born a month ago but the sex won’t be determined for another eight months.

Congrats to the new dads!

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Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:42:43 -0500

pi4nobl4ck: Deal with it.

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:25:10 -0500

pi4nobl4ck:

Deal with it.

dpaf: [video]

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:21:58 -0500

dpaf:

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Exactly…some people act like they only know my name when...

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:12:21 -0500

Exactly…some people act like they only know my name when they want or need something

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Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:11:37 -0500

This how I feel sometime, like what this don’t make sense

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:10:16 -0500

This how I feel sometime, like what this don’t make sense

rozannf: #bullshit #fakeness #fake

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:05:59 -0500

rozannf:

#bullshit #fakeness #fake

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Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:05:44 -0500

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Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:03:12 -0500

theboomboxguy69: Exactly

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 17:22:58 -0500

theboomboxguy69:

Exactly

obsessivefangirl97: This is for Kevin

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:15:06 -0500

obsessivefangirl97:

This is for Kevin

iisingthebodyelectric: praise the lord for all these angels

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:43:42 -0500

iisingthebodyelectric:

praise the lord for all these angels

pleatedjeans: More cats in the video

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:34:55 -0500

pleatedjeans:

More cats in the video

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Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:21:46 -0500

lizclimo: where do baby storks come from? for my new friends...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:17:13 -0500

lizclimo:

where do baby storks come from?

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togainunochi: Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew...

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:16:40 -0500

togainunochi:

Everyone in the apartment complex I lived in knew who Ugly was. Ugly was the resident tomcat.
Ugly loved three things in this world: fighting, eating garbage, and shall we say, love. The combination of these things combined with a life spent outside had their effect on Ugly.
To start with, he had only one eye, and where the other should have been was a gaping hole. He was also missing his ear on the same side, his left foot has appeared to have been badly broken at one time, and had healed at an unnatural angle, making him look like he was always turning the corner. His tail has long since been lost, leaving only the smallest stub, which he would constantly jerk and twitch. Ugly would have been a dark gray tabby striped-type, except for the sores covering his head, neck, even his shoulders with thick, yellowing scabs.
Every time someone saw Ugly there was the same reaction. “That’s one UGLY cat!!”
All the children were warned not to touch him, the adults threw rocks at him, hosed him down, squirted him when he tried to come in their homes, or shut his paws in the door when he would not leave.
Ugly always had the same reaction. If you turned the hose on him, he would stand there, getting soaked until you gave up and quit. If you threw things at him, he would curl his lanky body around feet in forgiveness. Whenever he spied children, he would come running meowing frantically and bump his head against their hands, begging for their love. If you ever picked him up he would immediately begin suckling on your shirt, earrings, whatever he could find.
One day Ugly shared his love with the neighbors huskies. They did not respond kindly, and Ugly was badly mauled. From my apartment I could hear his screams, and I tried to rush to his aid. By the time I got to where he was laying, it was apparent Ugly’s sad life was almost at an end.
Ugly lay in a wet circle, his back legs and lower back twisted grossly out of shape, a gaping tear in the white strip of fur that ran down his front. As I picked him up and tried to carry him home I could hear him wheezing and gasping, and could feel him struggling. I must be hurting him terribly I thought.
Then I felt a familiar tugging, sucking sensation on my ear - Ugly, in so much pain, suffering and obviously dying was trying to suckle my ear. I pulled him closer to me, and he bumped the palm of my hand with his head, then he turned his one golden eye towards me, and I could hear the distinct sound of purring. Even in the greatest pain, that ugly battled-scarred cat was asking only for a little affection, perhaps some compassion.
At that moment I thought Ugly was the most beautiful, loving creature I had ever seen. Never once did he try to bite or scratch me, or even try to get away from me, or struggle in any way. Ugly just looked up at me completely trusting in me to relieve his pain.
Ugly died in my arms before I could get inside, but I sat and held him for a long time afterwards, thinking about how one scarred, deformed little stray could so alter my opinion about what it means to have true pureness of spirit, to love so totally and truly. Ugly taught me more about giving and compassion than a thousand books, lectures, or talk show specials ever could, and for that I will always be thankful. He had been scarred on the outside, but I was scarred on the inside, and it was time for me to move on and learn to love truly and deeply. To give my total to those I cared for.

Many people want to be richer, more successful, well liked, beautiful, but for me, I will always try to be Ugly.

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Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:14:00 -0500

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Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:02:33 -0500

cute-overload:

Giant Leap

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v0tum: hurt

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:02:18 -0500

v0tum:

hurt