And I'm not talking about Yoshi fan art...
All this time most of us probably thought that all Yoshies were of one gender (male). Others think all Yoshies are part male and part female. But as we know from YI, any Yoshi can lay eggs and throw them.
Anyway, I looked in some Nintendo related stuff and found proof that there isn't one type of Yoshi. I find this odd, since this point kind of goes into what the video games don't cover, and Nintendo has a bad reputation of answering any of these questions with answers that make no sense.
So it's strange how Nintendo somehow answered it for us.
BTW, note how it's actually correct to say Yoshies instead of Yoshis.
My strongest proof that male and female Yoshies exist comes from this statement in the Yoshi's Island Player's Guide:
"Hence the Yoshies decide to use a relay system, figuring that the baby would be best protected by a Yoshi most familiar with the area he or she was crossing."
He or she. That's undeniable proof, even if the guide gets a little goofy with the prelude.
I also noticed how in Yoshi's Story, the Pink Yoshi has the highest pitch voice of all the normal Yoshies. Now that can't be of coincedence.
And my last proof, although this one is questionable, is that in Yoshi's Tropical Island in Mario Party, there's a Blue Yoshi and a Pink Yoshi. Those are odd colors to choose, since they represent boy and girl colors. And if you look closely during the end sequence, there's a difference between the appearance of both the Blue Yoshi and the Pink Yoshi. I can't tell if I'm seeing things, but it looks like the Pink Yoshi has eyelashes. I'll be sure to double-check on that.
Also note how the Pink Yoshi on that game board in Mario Party looks like it has hair or something when you're playing on the board. I still can't tell what it is, but it looks like purple hair.
So tell me what you think, if you think that I have finally solved this issue, or if you have any info that goes against it.
May Yoshi live long and prosper...
Oh, and may PenguinWizard have the same treatment.