Article 6QY4T ‘Big baby’: Melbourne aquarium’s huge 22.5kg penguin chick Pesto set to slim down after becoming viral star

‘Big baby’: Melbourne aquarium’s huge 22.5kg penguin chick Pesto set to slim down after becoming viral star

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Sharlotte Thou
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Sea Life Aquarium Melbourne's nine-month-old king penguin eats 25 to 32 fish a day and outweighs both foster parents combined

Pesto the penguin has broken the internet - and the scales - but its fans only have a few weeks left to see the chick at its heaviest.

The king penguin, which is less than 9 months old and weighs 22.5kg, is the largest chick the Sea Life aquarium in Melbourne has ever seen.

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