Pesto, the viral King Penguin at Melbourne's Sea Life aquarium, is growing up. He is losing his fluffy appearance in a ...

“As Pesto sheds his juvenile feathers and develops his sleek, waterproof adult plumage, he’s beginning to look more like an ...

Their roster may be getting older, but the Pittsburgh Penguins have been training a very young and very viral superstar to ...

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 ...

Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium They grow up so fast: Pesto, the viral juvenile king penguin at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia, is losing his baby feathers. The beloved bird—who became a ...

The 50-pound penguin at Australia's Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is now roughly 9 months old and losing his downy fluff in favor of adult plumage. (Credit: Sea Life ...

Pesto, the avian answer to the viral hippo Moo Deng, has started to molt. The chick, who lives at Australia’s SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium, has started to fledge. In a kind of bird puberty, Pesto is ...

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 ...