Penquins never give birth to twins. They may have two eggs hatch.


On Dec 8, 2011, at 4:48 PM, jbroadus at seanet.com wrote:

> Here's hoping they are ready to roll!
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> a "Gay" penguin couple in China has been given a newly hatched chick
> to care for. The male penguins were given the hatchling because a
> female penguin was struggling after giving birth to twins, which is
> rare for penguins, according to the U.K.'s Metro.
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> "The [heterosexual] pairs do a display of bringing a pebble, passing
> it back and forth. The interaction gets the birds going and
> synchronized for breeding season," McGowan said. "If [the 'gay'
> penguins] are doing the same kind of thing, they could be passing
> the pebble and ready to roll."
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> http://gma.yahoo.com/blogs/abc-blogs/china-gay-penguins-adopt-203231467.htmlClarice
> Clark
> Puyallup, WA. 98371
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