Your favourite same-sex penguin couple welcome their fluffy baby

Just two weeks after penguin couple Sphen and Magic, collectively known as Sphengic, stole our hearts forever, the pair have welcomed their own little baby chick.

As we lovingly informed you, the two male gentoo penguins became inseparable in the Macquarie Island exhibit at Australia’s Sea Life Sydney Aquarium. They built their own pebble nest together, so well that the aquarium staff gave the pair a dummy egg to take care of. 

After proving highly responsible egg parents, staff replaced the fake egg with a real one, extra from another penguin couple. And guys, it’s hatched! Read more…

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