Penguin chick named after headscarf revolutionary
A penguin chick has been named after headscarf revolutionary Lillian Bilocca. Ms Bilocca, from Hull, spearheaded the Headscarf Revolutionaries, who campaigned for improved safety in the fishing ...
Pesto the penguin is growing up. How will life change for the internet's favorite bird?
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.
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Endangered African Penguin Chick Recovers After Surgery at Cal Academy
A baby African penguin named Iggie — short for Ignatz Steinhart — survived a successful first-of-its-kind tendon surgery at ...
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Pesto, Australia's Enormous, Beloved Baby Penguin, Is Growing Up and Losing His Downy Feathers
Pesto, the viral juvenile king penguin at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia, is starting to lose his baby feathers. ...
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UK zoo welcomes 2 endangered African penguin chicks named after Oasis’ Gallagher brothers
A UK zoo announced the hatching of two endangered African penguin chicks named after the brothers of the English rock band Oasis. The Hertfordshire Zoo said the baby African penguins hatched in ...
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Endangered African penguin chick thriving after surgery at California Academy of Sciences in SF
No more, said the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. One of the academy's endangered African penguin chicks -- part of what the academy called "a recent recent bumper crop of baby ...
The real-life rivalry of bats and penguins
Vampire bats in Peru sometimes prey on penguin chicks, but the adult penguins are ready to fight back—with a little help from ...
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A Massive Baby Penguin Named Pesto Is Inhaling Fish and Winning Fans
That’s enormous, even by seabird standards. King penguins, the second-largest species of penguin, typically weigh 20 to 30 pounds when they’re fully grown. “He’s officially the largest chick SEA LIFE ...
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Hefty Australian Penguin Chick 'Pesto' Becomes Star
The nine-month-old king penguin chick has shot to fame for his 23.5-kilogram (51.8-pound) heft -- the weight of an overstuffed suitcase. Pesto already weighs more than his parents Tango and Hudson ...
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Who is Pesto, the plump little penguin making waves similar to Moo Deng?
Moo Deng is still making the rounds online but a new adorable animal is also on the rise. Meet Pesto, the chonkiest baby ...
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Huge Australian king penguin chick Pesto grows into social media star
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian ...
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Huge king penguin chick in Australia named Pesto becomes social media star
MELBOURNE, VIC — A huge king penguin chick named Pesto, who weighs as much as both his parents combined, has become a social media celebrity and a star attraction at an Australian aquarium.