Australia: The supernatural Pesto penguin that has gone viral

Pesto, an abnormally large baby king penguin chick with thick plumage, has become the star of his Australian aquarium and social networking sites. Although he is only 9 months old, Pesto weighs 23.5 kg, which means that he is bigger than both his parents, Tango and Hudson, combined, who weigh around 11 kg each. The “supernatural baby” eats up to 25 fish a day and that means its already impressive size will grow even more, explained Emily Thornton, head penguin keeper at Melbourne’s Sea Life Aquarium. Pesto already has a lot of fans on social networking sites. Its tall, rotund figure, with its thick, brown plumage, is immediately distinguishable from the other, ordinary penguins. It is already the largest king penguin that aquarium officials have ever seen. The “baby” is very social, curious and self-confident. He interacts both with the other penguins, […]
Source: News Beast

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