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, who lives at the ...

He ‘looks like he is wearing a brown feather boa over a white tuxedo shirt.' ...

Growing these new feathers will allow Pesto to eventually swim. While king penguin chicks' brown feathers are insulating, they are not waterproof, which is where their adult plumage comes in handy.

While king penguin chicks have fluffy, brown down feathers for the first 10 months of their lives, in adulthood they become white and black, with bright mustard-colored patches around their heads ...

After reaching stardom in September, the king penguin chick is beginning to shed his brown feathers in exchange for new ...