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    rinmee: I used to work at a zoo. There weren't enough females so we gave the extra males big rocks so they would nest over them together and leave the broodi... more »
    bowleserised: And Tango Makes Three is now shooting up the Amazon.co.uk charts: [www.guardian.co.uk] Today is a "proud to be British" day. more »
    sarasasa: Penguins actually do this. The male penguins are the ones that hatch the eggs, and when an egg is orphaned other male penguins take turns in hatching ... more »
    kiddicus: Y'kno, gay penguins are just as cute as straight penguins, but better groomed. more »
    alwaysapropos: When you think about this story deeply enough, it strikes a surprisingly large blow to their gross cause. I went to Catholic school, and I remember t... more »
    cate3710: The reasons for challenging this book are listed on the ALA site as "anti-ethnic, anti-family, homosexuality, religious viewpoint, and unsuited to age... more »
    nolongerinacubiclestillawhore: This totally made me think of this episode. Sadly this story is not a comedy. more »
    yet i: can "some of my best friends are penguins" be the new "but some of my best friends are gay, black, muslim, women, whatever." ? more »
    Lymed: I just bought this book for a friend's new baby twins and it makes me so happy to know I'm starting the babies' library with a banned book. more »
    Lizard in the Wires - Please, call it hamburger time.: I totally understand their concern. You never know what with young unsuspecting children who wander into the public library, and then before you know ... more »
    birminghamdrunk: UM, YEAH, I'M REAL HAPPY FOR YALL GAY PENGUINS, AND I'MA LET YOU FINISH, BUT KANYE IS THE GREATEST GAY ANIMAL OF ALL TIME...OF ALL TIME. more »
    BearDownCBears: There big tearjerker is definitely at the end, when the penguin on the right finishes his MA in Arabic but gets kicked out of the Army four pages later. more »
    LCKitten: Yo, book banners wannabees? Don't like a book? DON'T READ IT. more »
    pantsless economist...access RESTORED: So on top of hating women, gays, and minorities, social conservatives now hate CUTE ANIMAL PICTURES. =( more »
    PinkSoxHat: Quick! Pass legislation requiring zoos to separate all male penguin couples! Before you know it, the flamingos and parrots will be going gay too. more »
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    Homophobes Target Fictional Penguins

    And Tango Makes Three, a kids' book about two male penguins who raise a baby penguin, tops the ALA's banned books list, because of supposed "homosexual undertones." Guess a penguin needs an "opposite marriage" partner — maybe an elephant? [Guardian]
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    Baby Flamingos Scared Of Pink

    A zoo keeper explains of the chicks, named Little and Large: "We've been wearing a hand puppet which imitates adult flamingos, but unfortunately [they were] really terrified of the socks." [Telegraph]