Move over Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market and Royal Botanic Gardens — there is a new king in town, and it’s a baby penguin. Baby might not be the best word to describe the oversized chick who has ...

At about 10 months old, the beloved bird has begun fledging, or losing his fluffy baby feathers and gaining sleek adult ones Pesto the penguin is going through some big changes! At about 10 months old ...

An extra large and in charge penguin chick has taken the internet by storm, securing a level of social media stardom many of us could only dream of - and his name is Pesto. When Pesto last stepped on ...

(CNN) — He’s a “walking feathery poop machine.” And he’s also a celebrity. Meet Pesto the king penguin. At just nine months old and 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds), he’s already bigger than his parents at ...

After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new waterproof ones as he transitions into adulthood. Pesto, who lives at the Sea ...

Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on TODAY.com, The Forward and The Daily Orange. SEA LIFE ...

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With brown fur and almond-shaped eyes, a baby penguin emerged from the comfort of its shell that had been home for the past six weeks. Its Dec. 15 birth at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo in Nebraska — ...

At about 10 months old, the beloved bird has begun fledging, or losing his fluffy baby feathers and gaining sleek adult ones Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Pesto, who lives at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia, is nearing the final stages of his first molt. It's a crucial phase in a king penguin's life because it signifies the start of ...