Love in black and white: Farm’s pair of gay Humboldt penguins celebrate their first anniversary together
- Peso and Squaddle coupled up after shunning females looking to mate
- A year on, two-year-old Humboltd penguins only have eyes for each other
- Staff gave couple a false egg during breeding season but they threw it out
These gay penguins have been together for a year, but are still as loved-up as ever.
Peso and Squaddle, two-year-old Humboldt penguins living at Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo in Pembrokeshire, coupled up a year ago after shunning females looking to mate.
While their fellow penguins prepare for breeding season, the pair only have eyes for each other as they get ready to celebrate their first anniversary this month.

Happy anniversary! Peso (right) and Squaddle (left) got together after shunning females looking to mate

Two’s company! Zoo staff had given the couple a false egg during breeding season, but they threw it away
Staff at Folly Farm say the young lovers have no interest in procreating.
They had been given a false egg, so that they wouldn’t feel left out during breeding season – but they threw it out of their love nest.
Penguin keeper Catrin Thomas said: ‘We’re approaching breeding season and at around two years old, penguins become sexually mature, so we thought this year they may show some interest but they haven’t as yet.
‘All the other penguins are busy making nests at the top of the penguin beach, scrambling around hurriedly and gathering twigs, but Peso and Squaddle stay by the pool preening each other.’

Penguin posers: The Humboldts, who live at Folly Farm, Pembrokeshire, are celebrating their first anniversary

They only have eyes for each other! The pair have no interest in procreating and threw the egg of their nest
She added: ‘Peso and Squaddle don’t seem to be interested in anything else but each other, and certainly not procreating.
‘They’re just enjoying each other’s company.’
Tim Morphew, Folly Farm’s zoo manager, said: ‘We wanted to mark the occasion and the year anniversary of Peso and Squaddle getting together.
‘Everybody who comes to Folly Farm says theirs is a really sweet love story and we wanted to celebrate the fact they were still going strong a year on.’
Humboltd penguins, who are monogamous and mate for life, can take a partner aged between two and eight-years-old.
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