Among the sea of glossy black and white penguins that call a popular Australian aquarium home, one baby bird stands out ... (7oz), the nine-month-old king penguin is now more than a hundred ...
At about 10 months old, the beloved bird has begun fledging, or losing his fluffy baby feathers and gaining sleek adult ones ...
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 ...