A 10-year-old king penguin formerly named "Maggie" was renamed "Magnus" after zookeepers observed unexpected mating habits ...

A penguin has been given a new name after being misgendered for eight years. Birdland Park and Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, ...

A female king penguin in Britain’s only breeding colony for the species is actually a male, keepers have discovered after ...

She kept flirting with the male penguins. There was even mating, particularly with Frank, another penguin in her enclosure.

Zookeepers found out that what they thought was a female penguin was, in fact, a gay male penguin and renamed him Magnus.

Beloved king penguin 'Maggie' has been re-christened 'Magnus', after a DNA test confirmed he is in fact male - following some ...

But they soon observed him engaging in unexpected mating behavior with another male king penguin named Frank. “Magnus seemed to settle in well, even catching the attention of fellow penguin ...

After receiving DNA sexing results, the penguin has been officially renamed Magnus and is part of England’s only breeding ...

King penguin Maggie, 10, has since been renamed Magnus by Birdland Park and Gardens, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire.

Zookeepers in England grew suspicious after the penguin they thought was female began displaying dominant behavior.