Two male penguins in Amersfoort Zoo in the Netherlands will remain childless despite trying to hatch an egg together. That’s because the egg they stole from another couple wasn’t fertilized.
In fact, it may have been from a same-sex female couple. The pair of ‘gay’ male penguins made headlines at the end of 2019, when they stole the egg from other penguins in an unguarded moment.
Both homosexuality and egg stealing are fairly common in the penguin world. However, penguins’ popularity means that same-sex couples in captivity often make international headlines.
Now, months later, keepers at DierenPark, Amersfoort zoo confirm the couple are still without a little chick. They have now concluded the stolen egg wasn’t fertilized.