Sydney Aquarium has shared devastating news with its worldwide fans today, as it announced the death of the penguin Sphen, one half of the internationally famous same-sex penguin couple. Taken too ...

Sphen and Magic, Sea Life Sydney Aquarium's famous same-sex penguin couple, were seen tending to an egg in 2021. ... Staff first noticed Sphen and Magic’s attraction in 2018, ...

He was an affectionate and kind partner, and then a patient and caring parent. When Sphen captured the heart of Magic, a fellow penguin at an aquarium in Sydney, he also won the hearts of fans ...

Uplift at 8: Penguin receives orthopedic boots to improve his walk 01:52. Sphen, one-half of the world's most famous gay penguin couple, has died, staff at Australia's Sea Life Sydney Aquarium ...

Gentoo penguin Sphen and his partner Magic became famous in 2018 after their same-sex relationship made headlines. On Aug. 22, the SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium announced that Sphen died earlier in August.

Sphen, an Australian gentoo penguin who became an unlikely global symbol for equality, has died from apparent natural causes at age 11, the aquarium in Sydney where he resided said Thursday.

The Sydney duo is not the only same-sex couple to make headlines. The Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York is home to the male penguin couple Elmer and Lima, who became proud parents in 2022.