Viral fatty Pesto the penguin wins over the media and Katy Perry | Media Bites

Pesto, the oversized, fluffy penguin chick at Melbourne Sea Life Aquarium, is a viral star

Reporters flocked to the aquarium to see the fat penguin as newsreaders gush over the big bird.

Aquarium staff claim viral videos of Pesto have reached 1.9 billion people — almost a quarter of the world’s population.

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