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
Pesto was hatched on 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 day and 24 kilograms of fish per week, an average amount for a king penguin of his age.[3][4]
References
- ↑ 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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