
Same-sex penguin couple become first-time dads at New York zoo
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A penguin couple received an extra special New Year's gift at a zoo in New York, where they became the organization's first same-sex foster parents to successfully hatch an egg.
(CNN) — A penguin couple received an extra special New Year's gift at a zoo in New York, where they became the organization's first same-sex foster parents to successfully hatch an egg.
The chick was hatched on January 1 by Elmer and Lima, two adult male Humboldt penguins, at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York, the zoo announced in a press release.
Elmer and Lima were both born at the zoo themselves -- Elmer in 2016 and Lima in 2019 -- and they became a couple in fall 2021 during the current breeding season.
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