Pesto the Baby Penguin Goes Viral as 9-Month-Old Eats 25 Fish a Day

Mar. 15, 2025

Pesto the Prenguin.Photo:SEA LIFE Melbourne/Instagram

SEA LIFE Melbourne/Instagram

A sea animal from Australia is capturing the hearts of the Internet: meet Pesto the penguin!

“So, the combination of good genes and good parents explains his current weight, but he will lose a lot of this when he fledges (develops his adult feathers),” the website reads.

On Sept, 9, the SEA LIFE Melbourne revealed Pesto’s sex in an update about the creature’s milestones.

For the sex reveal, the aquarium got a chocolate cake covered in white icing and a penguin topper. Staff posted a video onTikTokof the team cutting into the cake and blue frosting appearing. Since posting, the video has racked up more than 220,000 views.

“Pesto! You bring the world so much love and joy! Thank you for existing! Love and celebrations from Denmark ❤🥰,” one TikTok user commented on the aquarium’s video.

“pesto merch would be amazing! I would buy it in a heartbeat!,” another comment read.

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“pesto is perfect,” one person commented.

“Not to be dramatic, I would die for pesto,” another person wrote.

Pesto the Penguin and SEA LIFE Melbourne employee.SEA LIFE Melbourne/Instagram

“i went a month ago and he’s just grown bigger 😧,” one comment said.

“my husband says “that penguin is destined to be king,” someone else replied.

source: people.com