Jordan Greene is Society and Culture writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared on TODAY.com, The Forward and The Daily Orange. SEA LIFE ...

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 Sea ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Magellanic penguins are endangered in their native southern South America, but Potter Park Zoo in Lansing is celebrating the birth of a baby boy Magellanic penguin this summer.

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.

A new baby animal with a big personality made his debut at a Tennessee zoo. The Memphis Zoo welcomed one of its newest residents — an African black-footed penguin named Elrond — after the baby hatched ...

Pesto the baby penguin is big both online — where his viral fame is growing to Moo Deng levels of excitement — and in stature. The 9-month-old King Penguin's impressive size has attracted many animal ...

Cute animals doing funny things have always ruled the internet — some of the first viral sensations, like Keyboard Cat and Sneezing Baby Panda, became instantly memeified. At a time when people might ...

Poa the baby southern rockhopper penguin made her Facebook debut in a Nov. 6 post from the New England Aquarium. Screengrab from New England Aquarium's Facebook page After facing some initial ...

One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. Just look at the multi-hour-long lines to see Moo Deng, a pygmy hippo in Thailand who has ...

An adult King Penguin (left) and 9-month-old King Penguin Pesto at SEA LIFE Melbourne in Australia Pesto the baby penguin is big both online — where his viral fame is growing to Moo Deng levels of ...