A gay penguin couple hatched their second egg together at the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. Magic and Sphen already have a daughter Lara (aka Sphengic) and have been credited with building the "most beautiful" nests in the exhibit.
Sphen and Magic, @Sydney_Aquarium 's gay penguin couple, have become parents for a second time.
ICYMI: Male Gentoo penguins, Sphen and Magic, successfully adopted a second egg after hatching their first chick last year
WATCH: Male Gentoo penguins, Sphen and Magic, successfully adopted a second egg after hatching their first chick last year
ICYMI: Two male Gentoo penguins, Sphen and Magic, successfully adopted a second egg after hatching their first chick last year
WATCH: Two male Gentoo penguins, Sphen and Magic, successfully adopted a second egg after hatching their first chick last year
ICYMI: Same-sex penguins second adoption: Sphen and Magic adopt second egg
WATCH: Same-sex penguins second adoption: Sphen and Magic adopt second egg
Sphen and Magic, a same-sex penguin duo at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, are working to expand their Gentoo penguin family. - @NBCOUT
Sphen and Magic, a same-sex penguin duo at Sea Life Sydney Aquarium, are working to expand their Gentoo penguin family. - @NBCOUT
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A same-sex penguin couple in Sydney successfully hatched a foster egg. Staff let Magic and Sphen incubate the egg after they were naturals with a dummy one, and say they’re co-parenting the hatchling "exceptionally well." ???
Meet Sphen and Magic, two male gentoo penguins who've recently been given their first real egg to care for. Keepers say the eager pair has gathered more pebbles for their nest than any other penguin couple at the aquarium.
Thanks to Atypical for showing such a nuanced coming out moment ... and for shining a spotlight on the adorable and very real gay penguin dads, Sphen and Magic — who just adopted their second baby!
A same-sex penguin couple who successfully hatched an egg last year have been given another egg to foster. The Sea Life Sydney Aquarium says Sphen and Magic have the "most beautiful and possibly neatest" nest in the aquarium.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: Same-sex penguin couple welcomes a new addition to the family in the form of a tiny sub-Antarctic Gentoo chick. The doting dads, Magic and Sphen, were given an egg to look after following a successful trial with a dummy version.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: Same-sex penguin couple welcomes a new addition to the family in the form of a tiny sub-Antarctic Gentoo chick. The doting dads, Magic and Sphen, were given an egg to look after following a successful trial with a dummy version.
Sphen and Magic, a pair of male gentoo penguins at an Australian aquarium, are the proud new dads of a 91-gram chick.
WELCOME TO THE WORLD: Same-sex penguin couple welcomes a new addition to the family in the form of a tiny sub-Antarctic Gentoo chick. The doting dads, Magic and Sphen, were given an egg to look after following a successful trial with a dummy version.
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