At a whopping 52 pounds (~23.6 kg), thick chick Pesto is the largest baby king penguin born in captivity at the aquarium, weighing more than his parents combined and maintaining a steady diet of ...

SEA LIFE Melbourne aquarium, home to Pesto the King Penguin, explains why 9-month-old Pesto looks so big, and why the baby bird's impressive size is a good thing.

King penguin chicks experience their first molt around 10 months old and the process can last up to six weeks, per the aquarium. Since molting requires baby chicks to use a lot of energy, the ...

Meet Pesto, the nine-month-old king penguin chick stealing hearts and bumping up attendance at the Sea Life Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia. Pesto weighs more than both his proud parents combined ...

MELBOURNE, VIC — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium ...

The penguin population has been monitored by satellite images and an occasional fly over by helicopters from passing military vessels. The population of 2 million King penguins has been reduced to ...

Pesto the king penguin chick has waddled his way into the hearts of TikTok users and aquarium goers alike at a whopping 49 pounds, more than his proud parents combined.