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butterflyMore on the Gay Penguins.
How do Wendell and Cass have sex?
They're doing the same thing as a male and female would, though obviously not producing any eggs. But the copulation is the same. I can give you specific details ...
Go ahead.
Penguins are birds and all the sexual organs are on the inside of their bodies -- it's called the cloaca. The urogenital opening is where they defecate as well as have sex. It's just this little hole in their rump area.
And it's called the cloacal kiss: What happens is that the female will lay on her belly and the male climbs on top with his feet and puts his rump around her rump and their cloacas meet each other, and then the sperm gets transferred into the female.
So Wendell and Cass do the same thing.
Right. Just without the eggs.
Is it fun?
No idea. We've never done a blood test to track brain activity or anything like that. There's no bodily reaction to mating like in some animals.
Are Wendell and Cass more monogamous than the rest of the penguins?
They're very in touch with each other. But there are a few couples that are sort of like that -- some are very dedicated. They seem to be one of the more dedicated couples. They're more aware of where the other is in the exhibit, they talk to each other a lot, probably a lot more than some of the other couples do.
They're just one of the best couples on the exhibit. Just a really nice couple.
How do Wendell and Cass have sex?
They're doing the same thing as a male and female would, though obviously not producing any eggs. But the copulation is the same. I can give you specific details ...
Go ahead.
Penguins are birds and all the sexual organs are on the inside of their bodies -- it's called the cloaca. The urogenital opening is where they defecate as well as have sex. It's just this little hole in their rump area.
And it's called the cloacal kiss: What happens is that the female will lay on her belly and the male climbs on top with his feet and puts his rump around her rump and their cloacas meet each other, and then the sperm gets transferred into the female.
So Wendell and Cass do the same thing.
Right. Just without the eggs.
Is it fun?
No idea. We've never done a blood test to track brain activity or anything like that. There's no bodily reaction to mating like in some animals.
Are Wendell and Cass more monogamous than the rest of the penguins?
They're very in touch with each other. But there are a few couples that are sort of like that -- some are very dedicated. They seem to be one of the more dedicated couples. They're more aware of where the other is in the exhibit, they talk to each other a lot, probably a lot more than some of the other couples do.
They're just one of the best couples on the exhibit. Just a really nice couple.
