A gay penguin being harbored in a San Francisco zoo has attracted a following among the blogosphere regulars, and has broken the hearts of literally dozens of fans by leaving his gay penguin partner for some of the ol’ fashioned penguin pink.
After six years together, the relationship between a pair of gay male penguins at San Francisco zoo is apparently over, with Harry leaving Pepper for another penguin — Linda.
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that the relationship between Harry and Pepper, who lived side-by-side, protecting eggs abandoned by other penguins, came to a shocking end when Harry moved into a neighboring nest with recently-widowed Linda.
Even the penguins have figured out that gays should be able to adopt. That’s encouraging.
The development has sparked a variety of reactions in the blogosphere, where Linda has been called a “home wrecker” who “lives for her own happiness, no matter who gets hurt.”
John, writing on “The Frigging Loon” blog, said he was “heartbroken” about the split and that he hopes Pepper “finds another male penguin that is ten times hotter than Harry!”
I think people are investing a little too much of themselves into this. Kind of like when all those people dress up their puppies for Halloween but get mad if you don’t know what their costume is.
With Pepper rejoining the ranks of the single, Christian website OneNewsNow.com took the split as a sign that “nature prefers heterosexual relationships.”
Flawless logic indeed. Did they happen to mention some of the other sexual behaviors in animals that nature seems to prefer? Such as competitive infanticide, harassment to miscarriage and the real kicker, pheromone based spontaneous abortion?
I’m just waiting for ABC or Disney to turn this into a movie or sitcom. “Lovin’ the North Pole” or “Penguins Gone Wild,” perhaps.
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