Australian penguin Sphen, one half of famed same-sex couple, dies at 11 years old
MELBOURNE, Australia — Sphen, the elder partner in a world famous same-sex penguin couple celebrated in Australian schoolbooks and an annual gay rights parade, has died at 11 years old, a Sydney aquarium said on Thursday. Sphen and his male gentoo penguin partner Magic, now aged 8, came to international attention in 2018 when they … Read more
