Penguin dads

 

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People across the world are celebrating the anniversary of a penguin family who have stayed together for three years.
Two boy penguins, Sphen and Magic got together in 2018 and since then have adopted two penguin chicks and recently built a new home.

When Sphen and Magic got together in 2018 they tried to incubate a rock by sitting on it, Keepers at Sea Life gave them an egg that another penguin couple were not able to look after and after two months it hatched. In 2020, the couple hatched another chick. The two dads are now entering their third season together and have recently moved house. The keepers say Sphen and Magic are one of the strongest couples in the penguin house; "They are a great example to the rest of the colony. They are inseparable and proving just how strong penguin bonds can be. We've noticed many of the newer penguin couples setting up their nests close to Sphen and Magic, which we think is them trying to learn from the best."

- what kind of animal is a penguin and where do they live in the wild?
- how is a penguin different to other birds?
- why do you think Sphen and Magic became a couple?
- what does incubate mean?
- why do you think Sphen and Magic tried to incubate a rock?
- why do you think the keepers chose to give them a real egg, how did the keepers know Sphen and Magic would be good parents?
- why do the keepers call Sphen and Magic "a strong couple"?
- Why do the other birds set up nests close to Sphen and Magic?
- why do the keepers say the other birds are "trying to learn from the best"? What are they trying to learn?
- what can we learn from Sphen and Magic about differnt families?
- why is this about no outsiders?

No Outsiders: Everyone welcome, everyone different by Andrew Moffat

www.no-outsiders.com
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