{"id":105273,"date":"2019-11-04T16:25:27","date_gmt":"2019-11-04T21:25:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/"},"modified":"2019-11-04T16:25:27","modified_gmt":"2019-11-04T21:25:27","slug":"famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child"},"content":{"rendered":"

Famed gay<\/a> penguins trying for their second child<\/b><\/p>\n

\"\"
CBS Screenshot<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A pair of world-famous gay penguins<\/a> at the Sydney Aquarium has an announcement: They\u2019re trying for baby #2.<\/p>\n

Aussie penguin couple<\/a> Sphen and Magic garnered international attention for their adoption of a fertilized egg, courtesy of the aquarium staff. Together they hatched Sphengic, so named from the couple<\/a>\u2019s \u201cBrangelina\u201d-style nickname. Now that Sphengic is a year old, the two want to try for a new baby.<\/a><\/p>\n

Related:\u00a0Meet the gay penguins celebrating pride in the London Zoo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

\u201cThey have the neatest and largest nest in the colony and when we noticed that another couple<\/a> were struggling to incubate two eggs at the same time, we made the decision to foster the second egg to the power couple<\/a> of the colony,\u201d penguin supervisor of the Sydney Aquarium, Tish Hannan,<\/a> said in a statement. She adds that Sphengic \u201chad an excellent start to life under their care and while she\u2019s still a bundle of energy and very loud, she\u2019s matured nicely but still quite unsure as to what all the adults are doing this breeding season.\u201d<\/p>\n

Aquarium employees have already given Sphen & Magic a second egg, though it\u2019s unclear at this point if it is fertilized. The couple<\/a> has hopes, however, and have begun sharing the rotation of keeping the egg warm. Penguins are one of the most prominent examples of homosexuality found in the animal kingdom, with scores of same-sex<\/a> couples<\/a> found all over the world. The couples<\/a> appear to spontaneously mate, bond, and when in possession of a fertilized egg, rear a chick together.<\/p>\n

And people say it\u2019s\u00a0unnatural<\/em>!<\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
\n<\/a> <\/a>\n<\/div>\n

\nwww.queerty.com\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-second-child-20191104?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+queerty2+%28Queerty%29<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Famed gay<\/a> penguins trying for their second child CBS Screenshot A pair of world-famous gay<\/a> penguins at the Sydney Aquarium has an announcement: They\u2019re trying for baby #2. Aussie penguin couple<\/a> Sphen and Magic garnered international attention for their adoption of a fertilized egg, courtesy of the aquarium staff. Together they hatched Sphengic, so named … Continue reading Famed gay penguins trying for their second child<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2466,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[30059,32090,32088,32089],"class_list":["post-105273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-related-meet","tag-sphen-magic","tag-sydney-aquarium","tag-tish-hannan"],"yoast_head":"\nFamed gay penguins trying for their second child - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child CBS Screenshot A pair of world-famous gay penguins at the Sydney Aquarium has an announcement: They\u2019re trying for baby #2. Aussie penguin couple Sphen and Magic garnered international attention for their adoption of a fertilized egg, courtesy of the aquarium staff. Together they hatched Sphengic, so named … Continue reading Famed gay penguins trying for their second child →\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-11-04T21:25:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"GayFriendschat.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gayfriendschat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gayfriendschat\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"GayFriendschat.com\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"GayFriendschat.com\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f\"},\"headline\":\"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-04T21:25:27+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\"},\"wordCount\":300,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Related Meet\",\"Sphen Magic\",\"Sydney Aquarium\",\"Tish Hannan\"],\"articleSection\":[\"NEWS\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\",\"name\":\"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-11-04T21:25:27+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/\",\"name\":\"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com\",\"description\":\"LGBT BLOG\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GayFriendsChat.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg\",\"width\":243,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"GayFriendsChat.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/x.com\/gayfriendschat\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f\",\"name\":\"GayFriendschat.com\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"GayFriendschat.com\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/author\/gayfriendschat-com\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","og_description":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child CBS Screenshot A pair of world-famous gay penguins at the Sydney Aquarium has an announcement: They\u2019re trying for baby #2. Aussie penguin couple Sphen and Magic garnered international attention for their adoption of a fertilized egg, courtesy of the aquarium staff. Together they hatched Sphengic, so named … Continue reading Famed gay penguins trying for their second child →","og_url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/","og_site_name":"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","article_published_time":"2019-11-04T21:25:27+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"GayFriendschat.com","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gayfriendschat","twitter_site":"@gayfriendschat","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"GayFriendschat.com","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/"},"author":{"name":"GayFriendschat.com","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f"},"headline":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child","datePublished":"2019-11-04T21:25:27+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/"},"wordCount":300,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg","keywords":["Related Meet","Sphen Magic","Sydney Aquarium","Tish Hannan"],"articleSection":["NEWS"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/","name":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child - GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg","datePublished":"2019-11-04T21:25:27+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/queerty-prodweb.s3.amazonaws.com\/2019\/11\/Magic-Sphen-670x518.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/famed-gay-penguins-trying-for-their-second-child\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Famed gay penguins trying for their second child"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/","name":"GAYFRIENDSCHAT.com","description":"LGBT BLOG","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#organization","name":"GayFriendsChat.com","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Logo.jpg","width":243,"height":96,"caption":"GayFriendsChat.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/x.com\/gayfriendschat"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/#\/schema\/person\/181913201d50f65b9bba7437f822a17f","name":"GayFriendschat.com","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/42a0cb75ed5dd34c6dc3e0aa48adf030c1c38a2c9dc59146f4afdf18e4bdf1d4?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"GayFriendschat.com"},"url":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/author\/gayfriendschat-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2466"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105273"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105273\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gayfriendschat.com\/socialblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}