Pesto is losing his baby feathers and adult feathers are taking their place. While king penguin chicks have fluffy, brown down feathers for the first 10 months of their lives, in adulthood they ...
Pesto the king Penguin chick at SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium has begun molting his fluffy baby feathers, sporting what handlers have dubbed a "full body Mohawk." The young penguin has stunned the ...
The penguin's appearance is due to a genetic mutation known as melanism, which causes an overabundance of melanin, making feathers appear all black. Examples of black penguins are so rare that ...
Once the chicks shed their down feathers and become fully independent, they will rejoin the larger penguin community at the aquarium. In addition to the breeding efforts, Dalian Sunasia Ocean ...