Pesto, the viral King Penguin at Melbourne's Sea Life aquarium, is growing up. He is losing his fluffy appearance in a ...

Pesto is growing his adult plumage. These new black, white, and yellow feathers are pushing out his old downy juvenile ...

Since molting requires baby chicks to use a lot of energy, the animals often lose weight as they form their new, sleek ...

To discover the new animals, whose colors range from purple ... Intrigued by their findings, the researchers then took a closer look at sea feather specimens that were captured between 2008 ...

Pesto, the avian answer to the viral hippo Moo Deng, has started to molt. The chick, who lives at Australia’s SEA Life ...

the animals often lose weight as they form their new, sleek feathers. Pesto is currently "mid-molt," with a mixed appearance comprised of baby feathers and his new coat. Alex Frank / Sea Life ...

Pesto, who lives at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium ... baby chicks to use a lot of energy, the animals often lose weight as they form their new, sleek feathers. “As Pesto sheds his juvenile ...