“As Pesto sheds his juvenile feathers and develops his sleek, waterproof adult plumage, he’s beginning to look more like an adult king penguin and is almost ready to dive into the next stage ...

Pesto the King Penguin chick has begun molting his fluffy baby feathers at SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium after winning hearts the world over for his impressive stature. (Credit: SEA Life Melbourne) ...

He ‘looks like he is wearing a brown feather boa over a white tuxedo shirt.' ...

King penguins breed on more temperate islands north of Antarctica The world's largest king penguin colony has shrunk nearly 90% since the 1980s, research suggests. Aerial and satellite images show ...

Melbourne’s 50-pound celebrity chick is molting, revealing adult feathers beneath his iconic brown fluff. Here’s what to expect as he waddles into adulthood.

First comes the Noise, the turbulent din of king penguins calling, fighting, courting, like the ultimate schoolyard ... they are the second largest penguin, after the emperor.