Pesto, a king penguin of unusually large size, has waddled his way into social media feeds all over the world, forcing pygmy hippo Moo Deng to share the celebrity baby animal spotlight. In the process ...

After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new waterproof ones as he transitions into adulthood. Pesto, who lives at the Sea ...

An adult King Penguin (left) and 9-month-old King Penguin Pesto at SEA LIFE Melbourne in Australia Pesto the baby penguin is big both online — where his viral fame is growing to Moo Deng levels of ...

Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on TODAY.com, The Forward and The Daily Orange. SEA LIFE ...

Cute animals doing funny things have always ruled the internet — some of the first viral sensations, like Keyboard Cat and Sneezing Baby Panda, became instantly memeified. At a time when people might ...

On the heels of last week’s World Penguin Day, the Detroit Zoo is marking a milestone with the public debut of its newest king penguin chick, Atticus — who weighs a whopping 40 pounds at just 8 months ...

Baby Pesto is a nine-month-old king penguin who has taken the internet by storm by being huge and already grown taller than his parents. He’s bigger, in fact, than most of the other penguins in the ...

Feather DNA testing revealed that the 10-year-old penguin was male after zookeepers observed unexpected mating habits with another penguin named Frank Getty A British wildlife park is down to only one ...

Viewers can watch five species of penguin — King, Adelie, Gentoo, Chinstrap and Macaroni — as they play, get routine ...

Pesto the baby penguin is big both online — where his viral fame is growing to Moo Deng levels of excitement — and in stature. The 9-month-old King Penguin's impressive size has attracted many animal ...