Pesto the penguin is going through some big changes! At about 10 months old, the King Penguin chick, who went viral this year for his large and fluffy appearance, started to shed his baby feathers ...

Pesto the king Penguin chick at SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium has begun molting his fluffy baby feathers, sporting what handlers have dubbed a "full body Mohawk." The young penguin has stunned the ...

In a kind of bird puberty, Pesto is losing his baby feathers and adult feathers are taking their place. While king penguin chicks have fluffy, brown down feathers for the first 10 months of their ...

It is normal for penguins to stack on some "healthy baby chub" after they hatch, the aquarium's Jacinta Early tells the BBC, but keepers had no idea Pesto would become so immense. "It's a ...

the tallest penguin in the colony. He also loves to eat, chowing down on dozens of fish daily. He is also lovingly cared for ...

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 ...