Pesto penguin, viral sensation, is losing his baby feathers

Social media sensation Pesto the penguin chick begins molting baby feathers, enters 'awkward teen' phase
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.
See Pesto the viral baby penguin grow up as he sheds brown feathers in new pics
“As Pesto sheds his juvenile feathers and develops his sleek, waterproof adult plumage, he’s beginning to look more like an adult king penguin and is almost ready to dive into the next stage of life as part of the colony,” a rep for the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium shares with TODAY.com.
Move over Moo Deng: Pesto the Australian penguin is molting his famous fluffy feathers
Pesto, the avian answer to the viral hippo Moo Deng, has started to molt. The chick, who lives at Australia’s SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium, has started to fledge. In a kind of bird puberty, Pesto is losing his baby feathers and adult feathers are taking their place.
Pesto the penguin, the viral sensation, is losing his baby feathers
Pesto the penguin, who lives at the Sea Life Aquarium in Melbourne, Australia, became a viral sensation for his ginormous size as a baby.
See Pesto the viral baby penguin grow up as he sheds brown feathers in new photos
Molting is a crucial phase in a king penguin’s life because it signifies the start of independence as they prepare to leave the colony.
See New Images of Pesto, Australia’s Enormous Baby Penguin, in His ‘Awkward Phase,’ Molting His Downy Feathers
The viral king penguin chick at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium is beginning to lose his youthful down, a process that will give him his distinctive and waterproof adult plumage
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