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 ...
A penguin chick must grow new waterproof feathers before it can go out to sea in the wild, this is called fledging Now Pesto is hitting the news again - as he makes his transition into adulthood.
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.
After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new waterproof ones as he transitions into adulthood. Pesto is transitioning ...