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Hefty Australian penguin chick 'Pesto' becomes star

SYDNEY — Pesto the penguin towers over the colony at his Australian aquarium home, a fluffy brown furball impossible to miss as he waddles across the ice.

The nine-month-old king penguin chick has shot to fame for his 23.5-kilogram (51.8-pound) heft — the weight of an overstuffed suitcase.

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