Penguin “Pesto” has not only been enchanting visitors to the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia since September, the joy package is also causing a stir on the Internet. Now the giant baby is growing up. Soon, “Pesto” will be on full display in its signature black and white tailcoat and will be “sleek and beautiful.”
Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium said it was a “spectacular transformation” as the chick approached the final stages of its first molt. Penguins lose their feathers in tufts and not gradually, like many other birds. ‘Pesto’ will soon be on display in full for the first time in its typical black and white tailcoat.
“Pesto” bigger than daddy “Blake”
“Pesto” was born in January. At the tender age of nine months he weighed 22.5 kilos. That’s a lot for a penguin – even though “Pesto” belongs to the king penguins, the second largest species of flightless seabirds. At 90 centimeters tall, he towered over all the other penguins in the enclosure, including his father “Blake”, previously considered the largest of his kind at the Melbourne Aquarium.
“Will be slim and beautiful”
However, experts had already emphasized that “Pesto” will lose significant weight and size when he puts on his “tuxedo” outfit. “Once the baby feathers fall out, he shrinks like a balloon and becomes slim and beautiful,” said a nurse. Moulting requires a lot of energy because the animals are dependent on stored fat.
The next phase of life begins
The moult is expected to be completed within a few weeks. “Pesto” is gradually becoming more and more like an adult king penguin and will soon be ready to enter the next phase of life.
This transformation is an important milestone in the animal’s life. “This behind-the-scenes look is sure to delight anyone who fell in love with ‘Pesto,’” the aquarium wrote.
Source: Krone
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