Eating fish and stealing hearts: Pesto the huge penguin chick becomes a social media star
A penguin chick named Pesto who weighs more than both of his parents combined has become Australia's newest social media celebrity. Weighing 22 kilograms (49 pounds) at nine months old, Pesto is the heaviest penguin chick ever recorded at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, eating 25 fish a day.
Pesto, who weighs 46 pounds at just nine months old, has been on display at an Australian aquarium since April. As he grew, so did his social media fanbase — especially after a recent gender reveal.
Pesto, who weighs 46 pounds at just nine months old, has been on display at an Australian aquarium since April. As he grew, ...
Not only did the pair spend six years together as what the facility called a “same-sex penguin power couple,” in 2018 they co-parented a chick named Lara — adding a fourth family member ...
MELBOURNE, Australia - An aquarium in Australia had some fun hosting a gender-reveal party for Pesto, a popular penguin. Sea ...
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