Two thousand kilometers from the southern tip of South America sits the island of South Georgia, a Yosemite-sized piece of polar tundra boasting thriving communities of king penguins, elephant seals, ...

The juvenile King penguin was born at the aquarium in January 2024. His arrival was quite exciting for the aquarium, since no other King penguins chicks parched last year. Pesto is also the only King ...

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 ...

Melbourne’s 50-pound celebrity chick is molting, revealing adult feathers beneath his iconic brown fluff. Here’s what to expect as he waddles into adulthood. Pesto the king penguin was born in January ...

At about 10 months old, the beloved bird has begun fledging, or losing his fluffy baby feathers and gaining sleek adult ones Bailey Richards is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

Cleopatra, a 6-week-old king penguin, already weighs more than 14 pounds, and keepers expect her to double in size before she reaches maturity. St Louis Zoo said: "Cleo recently began supervised ...

Pesto, who lives at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia, is nearing the final stages of his first molt. It's a crucial phase in a king penguin's life because it signifies the start of ...

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 ...