GamingChartzFTW on 10 April 2009
The Daily Telegraph (UK)
Gay elephant sparks anger in Poland
A Polish zoo has been condemned by politicians for acquiring a "gay"elephant called Ninio who refuses to mate with female companions.
Photo: AFP/GETTY
"Michal Grzes, a conservative councillor in the city of Poznan in western Poland, said the animal preferred male company and would probably not procreate.
He said it meant the city's massive investment in a new home for the animals had been a waste of time.
"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys (£7.6 million) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," said Mr Grzes, who is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party.
"We were supposed to have a herd, but as Ninio prefers male friends over females how will he produce offspring?" said.
The head of the Poznan zoo said 10-year-old Ninio may be too young to decide whether he prefers males or females as elephants only reach sexual maturity at 14."
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