Gay penguins caught stealing eggs

Gay penguins have been caught stealing eggs from straight couples in an attempt to become fathers.

The couple replaced the eggs with stones to conceal their theft and have found themselves excluded from their group as a result.

Zoo keepers have moved the male birds away from the rest of the penguins to avoid problems as hatching season approaches.

"One of the responsibilities of being a male adult is looking after the eggs. Despite this being a biological impossibility for this couple, the natural desire is still there," a keeper told the Austrian Times newspaper.

"It's not discrimination. We have to fence them separately, otherwise the whole group will be disturbed during hatching time."