Meet Pesto: the fat baby penguin and viral superstar

The obscenely fluffy nine-month-old chick weighs more than both of his foster parents combined.

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Chocolatey brown, obscenely fluffy, and towering a head above his own foster parents – plus weighing more than both combined - is Pesto.

Affectionately dubbed a "fatty", an "absolute unit", and a "linebacker", the chonky chick has shot to viral superstardom and attracted a legion of obsessed fans, including popstar Katy Perry.

Pesto has reached an audience of billions - dominating social media algorithms, securing wall-to-wall breakfast TV coverage in the US and UK, and drawing travellers from around the globe to Melbourne’s Sea Life Aquarium.

Born in January weighing only 200g (7oz), the nine-month-old king penguin is now more than a hundred times the size. At a whopping 22.5kg (50lb), he is the biggest chick the aquarium has ever seen.

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