He’s a “walking feathery poop machine.” And he’s also a celebrity. Meet Pesto the king penguin. At just nine months old and 22.5 kilograms (50 pounds), he’s already bigger than his parents at the Sea Life Melbourne Aquarium in Australia.

(WJW) – Pesto the penguin is stealing the hearts of people all over the world. Why? Because he’s huge and fluffy! The popular king penguin is only 9 months old and weighs 46 pounds. He went viral after his gender-reveal party was posted to social media.

Among the sea of glossy black and white penguins which call a popular Australian aquarium home, one baby bird stands out like a sore thumb. Chocolatey brown, obscenely fluffy, and towering a head above his own foster parents – plus weighing more than both combined - is Pesto.

Fondly called ‘fatty’ and ‘linebacker’, Pesto is attracting tourists from around the globe to the Sea Life Aquarium in Melbourne.

Residing at the Melbourne Aquarium, Pesto's remarkable girth is attributed to his substantial diet of 25 fish per day.

“At just nine months old, Pesto tips the scales at a whopping 21kg (46 pounds), thanks to his hearty appetite of 25 fish a day. He’s officially the largest chick SEA LIFE Melbourne has ever seen, making him a huge hit with guests and fans around the world,” the aquarium writes on its website.

Pesto, a nine-month-old penguin chick, has shot to fame for his massive weight of 22.5 kilograms (49.6 pounds). He is the largest penguin the Sea Life Melbourne has ever seen. With a healthy diet of 25 fish a day,

Baby animals have always taken the internet by storm — but this time, it’s a massive king penguin chick. Pesto is a 50-pound, nearly three-foot-tall baby penguin who hails from the land down under. Unlike most king penguin chicks,