Chocolate-brown and fluffy, Pesto is a 9-month-old king penguin that weighs 52 pounds, more than twice the combined weight of his parents. He has drawn hundreds of visitors to an Australian aquarium and now the bird can count Katy Perry as one of his biggest fans.

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.

Baby Pesto is a nine-month-old king penguin who has taken the internet by storm by being huge and already grown taller than his parents. He’s bigger, in fact, than most of the other penguins in the zoo, but stands out because he still has all of his baby down instead of the white, black, and orange feathers of the adults.

Move over, Moo Deng! The adorable Thai-born baby hippo is seeing his cuteness crown supplanted by a plump penguin. Meet Pesto, the full-figured king penguin who resides in an Australian aquarium. The flightless bird has become a social media superstar thanks to his extreme chonkiness,

Pesto the huge king penguin chick has drawn hundreds of visitors to an Australian aquarium, and now the bird can count Katy Perry as one of his

The Yao Ming of penguins has been born and is thriving in an Australian aquarium. You've got to see Pesto the penguin, a baby King Penguin at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium. You are not prepared for the height and girth of this absolute unit. Feast your eyes like Pesto feasts on 25 fish per day.

At just 9 months old, Pesto the baby king penguin weighs more than both his parents combined: "Our chonky king."

In late January, caretakers at Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia were ecstatic when a king penguin chick successfully emerged from his shell. The baby, which they named Pesto, was the only king penguin born at the aquarium in the last two years.