Drama unfolded at a zoo in Denmark last night when a gay penguin couple kidnapped a baby while its parents went for a swim.

The two males were desperate to become parents, so, when they saw the chick being ‘neglected’ by its parents, they decided to snatch it in hope of raising it as their own.

Animal keeper at Odense Zoo Sandie Hedegård Munck told Danish broadcaster DR: ‘I could see that something was completely wrong.

The gay couple kidnap the ‘neglected’ baby, while an odd penguin in the background stares at a wall (Picture: Odense Zoo/Facebook)

The chick can be seen between underneath the penguin (Picture: Odense Zoo/Facebook)

The gay couple would’ve kept the baby if the parents hadn’t returned to look for it (Picture: Odense Zoo/Facebook)

‘The parents disappeared and the kid was simply kidnapped. It was a pair of gay males who had snatched it and was stood with it.’


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Sandie said she believe the mum had gone for her daily bath and when she didn’t return in time for the dad’s swim he forgot all about his parental responsibilities and left the baby by itself.



She added: ‘When they saw him alone they probably thought “that’s too bad, we’ll snatch it”.’

Sandie said she thought the mum and dad would return shortly after and claim their child back, but that was not immediately the case.

She explained: ‘I expected the parents would return and demand the child back, but the male was strutting around like he’d never had a kid.’

Drama unfolded as the parents returned to get their child back (Picture: Odense Zoo/Facebook)

The gay couple, can be seen with the baby between them to the right (Picture: Odense Zoo/Facebook)

The straight couple eventually left with the baby (Picture: Odense Zoo/Facebook)

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She added that the female was a lot more protective over the child and could even be aggressive towards the zoo keepers if they got too close.

The zoo would let the gay couple keep the baby if the parents didn’t come looking for it.

After enjoying a whole day off, the mum and the dad eventually confronted the gay couple, and although the ‘new’ parents didn’t give up without a fight, and some help from Sandie, the newborn was returned to its parents.

But it was all good for all parts in the end as, after witnessing the duo taking care of the chick, zoo keepers decided to give them an egg from a new mum who was unable to take care of it.

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