{"id":11187,"date":"2025-03-07T17:53:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:53:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/detroit-zoo-debuts-spunky-and-super-fluffy-baby-king-penguin-that-weighs-35-pounds-more-than-both-his-parents\/"},"modified":"2025-03-07T17:53:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T17:53:51","slug":"detroit-zoo-debuts-spunky-and-super-fluffy-baby-king-penguin-that-weighs-35-pounds-more-than-both-his-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/detroit-zoo-debuts-spunky-and-super-fluffy-baby-king-penguin-that-weighs-35-pounds-more-than-both-his-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Detroit Zoo debuts &#8220;spunky and super fluffy&#8221; baby king penguin that weighs 35 pounds \u2014 more than both his parents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>It was just a few months ago that Australia&#8217;s beloved <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/pesto-the-penguin-meet-australias-nearly-50-pound-baby-penguin-capturing-hearts-worldwide-with-its-hefty-fluff\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Pesto the Penguin<\/a><\/span> went viral for weighing nearly 50 pounds at just 9 months old. Now, the U.S. has its own baby penguin that some are saying is &#8220;the new Pesto&#8221; with its massive size at such a young age.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Detroit Zoo announced on social media last week that it has a new king penguin named Atticus that was born on Aug. 19. The &#8220;spunky and super fluffy 6-month-old&#8221; has not yet been put front and center for visitors at the zoo, but he&#8217;s already left a major impression on those who have been around him for for one very distinct reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>According to the zoo, he&#8217;s already bigger than both of his parents, weighing 35.42 pounds as of Feb. 28 \u2014 about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnatichildrens.org\/health\/g\/normal-growth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">average weight of a 3- to 4-year-old child<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\"><span class=\"img embed__content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/07\/228c6ec6-1818-4ded-9644-2ec814ef2ce9\/thumbnail\/620x392\/3711607e87657b9095d792397a0d89db\/dsc02231.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa#\" alt=\"dsc02231.jpg \" height=\"392\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/07\/228c6ec6-1818-4ded-9644-2ec814ef2ce9\/thumbnail\/620x392\/3711607e87657b9095d792397a0d89db\/dsc02231.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 1x, https:\/\/assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2025\/03\/07\/228c6ec6-1818-4ded-9644-2ec814ef2ce9\/thumbnail\/1240x784\/48f0b7bcce5054887a8f946e75b71a1a\/dsc02231.jpg?v=63a2b43e2ef8917aa6bd547ca29dd4fa 2x\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg'%20viewBox%3D'0%200%20620%20392'%2F%3E\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\"><span class=\"embed__caption\">Atticus is just 6 months old, but the &#8220;super fluffy&#8221; baby king penguin weighs more than both his parents, the Detroit Zoo says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Detroit Zoo<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;While he&#8217;s not quite ready to be seen on habitat yet (he&#8217;s still got some growing to do!), we can&#8217;t wait to share his journey with all of you,&#8221; the Detroit Zoo said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Just like Pesto, Atticus almost immediately garnered significant affection from those who saw the zoo&#8217;s announcement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not to be dramatic but i&#8217;d die for atticus,&#8221; one person said on the social media post, with another saying, &#8220;Pesto buddy you are no longer the king <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/detroitzoo\/reel\/DGoQYcLBn6V\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Atticus<\/a> is.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Cutest fluffmonster of all time,&#8221; another person commented on the zoo&#8217;s post.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>King penguins, which are native to the sub-Antarctic islands and are known for their distinctive orange feathers on their heads and upper chests, are the world&#8217;s second-largest penguin species. Chicks are known for their fluff, which they will mostly lose once they fledge and develop their adult feathers around 14 to 16 months old.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.antarctica.gov.au\/about-antarctica\/animals\/penguins\/king-penguin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Australian Antarctic Program<\/a>, penguin weights will usually peak around 22 to 33 pounds during courting periods \u2014 just a couple pounds less than where Atticus is at now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \"\/><!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/li-cohen\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Li Cohen<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Li Cohen is a senior social media producer at CBS News. 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