At the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia, the plump penguin chick is a popular attraction. Last week, he consumed more fish than his own body weight.
He has been viewed by over 1.9 billion people globally on social media, and some of his admirers have expressed that they “can’t wait to see him grow”.
At nine months old, Pesto weighs 22 kg, which is the same as the combined weight of his parents, Tango and Hudson.
According to the aquarium’s website, Pesto is the largest chick that Sea Life Melbourne has ever seen and has a “hearty appetite of 25 fish a day”.
The video of Pesto’s “gender reveal” was recently shared by it.
stating that a little blood sample needs to be sent for testing in order for zookeepers to determine the gender of a king penguin based solely on appearance.
Some social media users made reference to a meme regarding heavier animals when they remarked that he is the “definition of oh lawd he comin.” Some wondered how large his egg was.
Since Pesto is getting close to adulthood, his growth will soon reach a plateau.
His brown feathers are falling out and will be replaced by the black and white plumage of a young adult.
His caretakers anticipate that during the process he will lose roughly 15 kilograms.
