Friday, 15 June 2012
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Welcome to the Love Zoo
I’ve always wondered how similar animal relationships are to human ones so I’ve been doing some research on the zoology of love. It took me way too many replays of James Blunt’s “Goodbye my Lover” to get over my first boyfriend, so imagine how a turtle couple at an Austrian Zoo is feeling. Their 115 year long relationship ended recently and, after last ditch counseling, the turtle husband has been forced to move out the family enclosure, the Huffington Post reports. What’s going to happen to the little Squirts?
Zookeepers realized things weren’t right when “wife” Bibi bit some of her husband Poldi’s tail off. I could see a lot of women resorting to these kind of tactics when their boyfriend forces their head down there once to often. Shame it’s a criminal offence.
“We get the feeling they can't stand the sight of each other anymore,” Zoo boss Helga Happ told The Austrian Times.
So there’s turtle warfare in Austria, but things are getting gooey in the Chinese penguin world. Adam and Steve, who live at Harbin Polar Land, have become the first same sex penguin couple to be given an egg to care for, TIME reports.
Zookeepers in China are clearly cooler than those at Toronto Zoo who “broke up” gay penguin couple Buddy and Pedro for mating purposes. Come on Toronto, homophobia has no place in the animal kingdom.
After attempting to steal eggs from their hetero-friends for years Adam and Steve have been feathering the nest and preparing for their baby. Too cute.
What do you think? Have you witnessed animal love? Are we nothing but mammals?
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Penguin love is the best kind of love.
i'm pretty sure r kelly had a song about this. maybe on double up? i forget what the name of the song is. something along the lines of wild, jungle, and/or zoo, i think.
even gay penguins are better dressed than most straight human males*sigh*
I've witnessed animal love. Well, friendship mostly. I have two dogs, and when one transferred to a new home, the dog that was left was depressed and mostly still sleeps most of the day. She's such a sweetie. I also read a book called Animals Have Souls, and the author accounts that he has witnessed animal love between swans. A swan couple walked side by side while the female had a broken wing, and her mate refused to fly without her. So cute.
I once had a little pony that lived outside with a sheep for all her life. The sheep was older so when he died the pony became impossible to handle, kicking and biting. Took forever for her to return to normal. Once I also had a male rabbit and the female rabbit of the neighbours came over because they went on vacation. Then when she had to go back, my rabbit became impossible as well, attacking and stuff. Then I gave him a teddybear and he fucked the shit out of that thing. Did solve the problem though.
Adam and Steve caused me to make that stupid, "AWWWWWWWW" noise that I hate so much. It always happens involuntarily. Goodness.
I've never experienced animal love, but now I want to introduce my cat to some fine young males that live in the neighborhood and see what happens.
@paper_mausoleum@xanga - I've found that male rabbits can be pissy and kick stuff and stomp unless you give them something to "love" on. I find it kinda annoying, and if I ever get another rabbit, I'll probably opt for a female. I used to have two, and my female was so much better tempered.
OMG! THAT'S SICKENINGLY CUTE! THEY GOT A WEDDING!