Hefty Australian penguin chick ‘Pesto’ becomes star

Wed Sep 25 2024
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Pesto the penguin towers over the colony at his Australian aquarium home, a fluffy brown furball impossible to miss as he waddles across the ice. The king penguin chick in an Australian zoo has garnered global attentiong for his remarkable size, weighing 22.5 kilos (51.8 pounds), almost the same as both of his parents combined, at just nine months old. AFP

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