A pair of King penguins adopted and cared for an abandoned chick.
IMAGE: ARD JOUNGSMA/ODENSE ZOO
Source: odensezoo.dk
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 couple's eggs. And during brooding season came, the penguins even tried to incubate a dead herring.
"[The two] seriously wanted to stay with an egg," zoologist Nina Christensen told The 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!
IMAGE: ARD JOUNGSMA/ODENSE ZOO
Source: odensezoo.dk
IMAGE: ARD JOUNGSMA/ODENSE ZOO
Source: odensezoo.dk
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