penguins

Penguins are so well dressed that you had to see it coming:

Roy and Silo, two Chinstrap Penguins at the Central Park Zoo in New York City, are gay. They have been in an exclusive, loving relationship for over 12 years.

According to an article in the New York Times: "At one time, the two seemed so desperate to incubate an egg together that they put a rock in their nest and sat on it, keeping it warm in the folds of their abdomens, said their chief keeper, Rob Gramzay. Finally, he gave them a fertile egg that needed care to hatch. Things went perfectly. Roy and Silo sat on it for the typical 34 days until a chick, Tango, was born. For the next two and a half months they raised Tango, keeping her warm and feeding her food from their beaks until she could go out into the world on her own. Mr. Gramzay is full of praise for them."

At the New York Aquarium on Coney Island, Wendell and Cass--male Blackfoot Penguins--are also a devoted couple.

The other penguins have no comment as they are more concerned with their own business, sardines and swimming, and could care less about the personal business of couples in neighboring nests.