Baby Atticus’ egg was laid in June 2024. King penguin chicks develop for an average of 50 days; he hatched on Aug. 19, 2024.

Baby Atticus’ egg was laid in June 2024. King penguin chicks develop for an average of 50 days; he hatched on Aug. 19, 2024.

From going viral in mid-2024 to transforming from a fluffy chick into a majestic king penguin, Pesto's first year has been truly eventful. Pesto was born on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, to his ...

The baby chick weighed 87 grams at its first weigh-in. A gender won't be known until a blood test is done later this summer, the aquarium said in a press release. The chick is a Humboldt penguin.