Meet Pesto, the 49-pound baby penguin going viral online
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Pesto the king penguin chick has waddled his way into the hearts of TikTok users and aquarium goers alike at a whopping 49 pounds, more than his proud parents combined.
As Pesto approaches adulthood, his rapid growth will plateau as a fledgling. The chick has already begun molting its brown feathers, which will then be replaced by the black and white ones typical of king penguins. Jasmine is a writer at Fox News Digital and a military spouse based in New Orleans. Stories can be sent to jasmine.baehr@fox.com
Keepers at the aquarium anticipate Pesto to drop his baby weight as he matures to around 33 pounds.
"He’s going to start losing that really adorable baby fluff. It might take him one to two months to really get rid of it. Then he’ll be nice and sleek and streamlined," said one keeper to the Associated Press.Pesto hatched into the world on January 31. For the rest of the portly penguin's time as a chick, the aquarium says "Pesto has been a true crowd-pleaser."
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