Massive Penguin Chick Pesto Gains Fame for Record-Breaking Size at Australian Aquarium A nine-month-old king penguin chick named Pesto has become an internet sensation due to his massive weight ...
The chick’s sex is still unknown, but the zoo has been able to mark significant growth. At birth, the baby penguin weighed just 72 grams, or 0.15 pounds. As of Jan. 13, it weighed over 2.5 ...
The main offenders are petrels and skuas, avian predators partial to eggs and chicks. Researchers figure that a king penguin parent devotes four hours and 2,000 pecks a day to fighting off ...