Penguin Pride in the land of the Rising Sun

[jack_babalon]

Gay penguins found in Japanese aquariums

(Agencie):Updated: 2004-12-27 09:30
Researchers have found a number of same-sex pairs of penguins at aquariums in Japan, with an imbalance between the numbers of male and female birds suspected to be the cause, a report said. A research group led by Keisuke Ueda, professor of behavioral ecology at Rikkyo University in Tokyo, found about 20 same-sex pairs at 16 major aquariums and zoos, Kyodo news agency said. Penguins in captivity "may be more likely to form same-sex pairs" due to the difficulty of finding partners of the opposite sex because breeding facilities in Japan only have an average of 20 birds, the agency quoted Ueda as saying.

It is not known if the frequency of homosexuality is higher than in the wild, where telling the sexes apart is tough, he said. Many of the gay male pairs and two of the female pairs were seen performing mounting behavior, it said.

Ueda was not available for comment on the report.

From http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-12/27/content_403550.htm

And just in time comes the Badtz Maru condom line... Homer Simpson was right, they are years ahead of us...


Lovable cartoon penguin, Chilly Willy was unavailable for comment

Comments

[littlesebastien.livejournal.com]

omg
that rocks
i want badtz maru condoms !

i already wanted the hello kitty vibrator

and my poohbear one comes from there, go figure

[ozmancometh.livejournal.com]

Maybe we need to get a group together and make a purchase. Perhaps they'll give us a group discount. . .? This is Oz, by the way. We met at the Cleremont Lounge for hris' bachelor party. I'm gonna add you, if you don't mind. . .

[littlesebastien.livejournal.com]

sure, go ahead

jplist.com has alot of stuff like that, I wonder where you get the condoms...

[ozmancometh.livejournal.com]

Researchers have found a number of same-sex pairs of penguins at aquariums in Japan, with an imbalance between the numbers of male and female birds suspected to be the cause, a report said.

Well, when in Rome. . .