Pesto (penguin)
| 🐈 🐕 🐎 Species | King penguin |
|---|---|
| 📆 🐤 Born | 30 January 2024[1] Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium, Melbourne, Australia |
Pesto (born 30 January 2024) is a king penguin living in Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium who gained notability in September 2024 due to his exceptionally large size.
Life[edit]
Pesto was hatched January 30, 2024 at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium to parents Hudson and Tango.[1] His biological father is Blake, another king penguin living at the aquarium.[2] Pesto was the first king penguin chick to be hatched at the aquarium since 2022.[3]
Pesto was first put on display at the aquarium in April 2024.[4]
At the time of his gender reveal in September 2024, he weighed 21 kilograms (46 lb),[5] making him the largest king penguin chick to ever live at the aquarium.[2] By that month, he was eating about 25 fish per facy and 24 kilograms of fish per week, an average amount for a king penguin of his age.[3][4]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Gatluak, Nyibol (March 28, 2024). "Penguin chick Pesto melts hearts at Melbourne aquarium". The Canberra Times. Australian Associated Press.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Visit Pesto". SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 McGuirk, Rob (2024-09-20). "Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star". AP News. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Treisman, Rachel (2024-09-20). "A massive baby penguin named Pesto is inhaling fish and winning fans". NPR.
- ↑ Williams, Chris (September 8, 2024). "Australia aquarium hosts adorable gender-reveal party for penguin chick". LiveNow from Fox – via Yahoo News.
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