Social media sensation Pesto the penguin chick begins molting baby feathers, enters 'awkward teen' phase
Pesto the massive king penguin chick has begun his molting process, losing the fluffy brown feathers which defined his look adored the world over on social media.
See New Images of Pesto, Australia’s Enormous Baby Penguin, in His ‘Awkward Phase,’ Molting His Downy Feathers
The viral king penguin chick at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is beginning to lose his youthful down, a process that will give him his distinctive and waterproof adult plumage
Move over Moo Deng: Pesto the Australian penguin is molting his famous fluffy feathers
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 losing his baby feathers and adult feathers are taking their place.
See Pesto the viral baby penguin grow up as he sheds brown feathers in new pics
“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 of life as part of the colony,” a rep for the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium shares with TODAY.com.
Social media sensation Pesto the penguin debuts brand-new look
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)
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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.