Social media sensation Pesto the penguin chick begins molting baby feathers, enters 'awkward teen' phase
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Pesto the massive king penguin chick has begun his molting process, losing the fluffy brown feathers which defined his look adored the world over on social media.
The internet has taken a hit from Pesto's molting, with many users on social media lamenting how the big chick is becoming a big adult penguin too quickly for their liking. 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
One viral video shared on TikTok by user @danalamb has over 2 million likes and is captioned, "Pesto is growing up," with a crying emoji."Nobody speak to me for five to seven business days I need to emotionally recover," wrote one user.According to SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium, Pesto has amassed over 2 billion views worldwide from his content creation.It is unclear when Pesto will complete his molt and officially become an adult, as well as what his weight will be at the end of the process.A king penguin's first molt is "an important milestone" in the aquatic bird's life, marking their transition to ultimately forage for their own food and leave the colony.
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