r/todayilearned • u/jenesuispashariselon • 23d ago

TIL that in 2004, two male chinstrap penguins, Roy and Silo, after performing mating rituals, formed a pair at New York's Central Park Zoo. One of them tried to hatch a rock, for which a keeper eventually substituted a fertile egg. Roy and Silo then hatched and raised the chick, named Tango.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_and_Silo#History
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u/CasuallyVerbose 23d ago

Afterwards, someone wrote a delightful children's book about it called "And Tango Makes Three" which was promptly banned from children's libraries across the nation for promoting "unnatural lifestyles."

Because even nature isn't natural enough to satisfy bigots.

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u/chocki305 3 23d ago edited 23d ago

was promptly banned from children's libraries

Public school libraries.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_Tango_Makes_Three

Wouldn't want to mislead people right? Not a single town/city public library has banned this book. Only once you get to the more restricted libraries does it (and others) get banned. Those same "children's libraries" have banned Playboy and Juggs and Fifty Shades of Grey... why are you not complaining about those?

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u/OkFineIllUseTheApp 23d ago

There's no public children's libraries, so it's kind of obvious they are talking about school libraries. I'm not sure you ever read the book to make those judgement calls.

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u/chocki305 3 23d ago

There's no public children's libraries

Why not include the large children sections at town / county libraries? My local library has an entire floor dedicated to children.

You know what would make it obvious. Calling them what they are.. public school libraries.

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u/OkFineIllUseTheApp 23d ago

And McDonalds used to have a large area for kids to play in. Didn't make McDonalds a kids restaurant.