Gay Flamingos Adopt a Chick

SynthethicalY · 05.22.2007, 10:05 PM

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521...01YA7P7MWM0 F

LONDON (AFP) - A pair of gay flamingos have adopted an abandoned chick, becoming parents after being together for six years, a British conservation organisation said Monday.

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Carlos and Fernando had been desperate to start a family, even chasing other flamingos from their nests to take over their eggs at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge near Bristol.

But their egg-sitting prowess made them the top choice for taking an unhatched egg under their wings when one of the Greater Flamingo nests was abandoned.

The couple, together for six years, can feed chicks by producing milk in their throats.

"Fernando and Carlos are a same sex couple who have been known to steal other flamingos' eggs by chasing them off their nest because they wanted to rear them themselves," said WWT spokeswoman Jane Waghorn.

"They were rather good at sitting on eggs and hatching them so last week, when a nest was abandoned, it seemed like a good idea to make them surrogate parents."

Gay flamingos are not uncommon, she added.

"If there aren't enough females or they don't hit it off with them, they will pair off with other males," she said

Alex's Trip · 05.22.2007, 10:14 PM

"Carlos and Fernando"

The gayest names ever.

SynthethicalY · 05.22.2007, 10:19 PM

Especially Fernando.

pantophobia · 05.22.2007, 10:28 PM

somewhere, someone will be saying Jerry Falwell would say "Gay Flamingos are an affront to god and knew they were gay years before John Waters did"

Green Magnesium · 05.22.2007, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

Carlos and Fernando had been desperate to start a family, even chasing other flamingos from their nests to take over their eggs at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge near Bristol.

Further proof that gay couples are doing everything they can to destroy "the family."

king_buzzo · 05.23.2007, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

Especially Fernando.

Haha, a friend on mine is called Fernando

ZEROpumpkins · 05.23.2007, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by SynthethicalY

Gay flamingos are not uncommon, she added.

Lollo

SynthethicalY · 05.23.2007, 10:19 AM

I wonder if they will give him a gayer name?

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SynthethicalY invito al cielo Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 7,408	http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070521...01YA7P7MWM0 F LONDON (AFP) - A pair of gay flamingos have adopted an abandoned chick, becoming parents after being together for six years, a British conservation organisation said Monday. ADVERTISEMENT Carlos and Fernando had been desperate to start a family, even chasing other flamingos from their nests to take over their eggs at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) in Slimbridge near Bristol. But their egg-sitting prowess made them the top choice for taking an unhatched egg under their wings when one of the Greater Flamingo nests was abandoned. The couple, together for six years, can feed chicks by producing milk in their throats. "Fernando and Carlos are a same sex couple who have been known to steal other flamingos' eggs by chasing them off their nest because they wanted to rear them themselves," said WWT spokeswoman Jane Waghorn. "They were rather good at sitting on eggs and hatching them so last week, when a nest was abandoned, it seemed like a good idea to make them surrogate parents." Gay flamingos are not uncommon, she added. "If there aren't enough females or they don't hit it off with them, they will pair off with other males," she said
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pantophobia expwy. to yr skull Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 2,349	somewhere, someone will be saying Jerry Falwell would say "Gay Flamingos are an affront to god and knew they were gay years before John Waters did"
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