Molting is a completely natural process where chickens shed their old feathers to make room for fresh new ones. While it’s an essential part of their growth and health, it can be a bit ...
Since molting requires baby chicks to use a lot of energy, the animals often lose weight as they form their new, sleek feathers. “As Pesto sheds his juvenile feathers and develops his sleek ...
The chick, who lives at Australia’s SEA Life Melbourne Aquarium, has started to fledge. In a kind of bird puberty, Pesto is losing his baby feathers and adult feathers are taking their place.
Pesto, the viral King Penguin at Melbourne's Sea Life aquarium, is growing up. He is losing his fluffy appearance in a ...