Pesto the viral penguin celebrates first birthday

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SEA LIFE Melbourne’s viral king penguin celebrated his first birthday on January 31 with a delicious jelly cake full of fish. Video by SEA LIFE Melbourne via Storyful

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00:00It's been amazing watching Pesto grow up over the last year.

00:03He's got a wonderful personality, he's gentle, he's sweet and he's integrated really well into the wider colony.

00:11Hi, my name is Charlotte, I'm part of the penguin team here at SeaLife Melbourne Aquarium

00:15and we are kicking off Pesto's first birthday with a party fit for a king.

00:19Pesto's still pretty easy to spot despite the fact that he's lost that kind of iconic brown fluffy feathering.

00:26He's a big boy, he's almost as big as his dad Blake.

00:29So he stands out just because he's a little bit taller than the rest of the colony.

00:33He also has his own wing band which identifies him specifically, which I believe is black, brown and orange.

00:40So you can look out for those colours to pick him out from the crowd.

00:43So we've got loads of really special and exciting activities for Pesto over the weekend.

00:47We've got lots of enrichment going on for him, additional to what we would usually do.

00:51He's a really big fan of bubbles, so we'll have lots of bubbles for him.

00:54We've made him a special ice and jelly cake that's full of fish.

00:57So once he gets stuck into that he's going to have an extra treat.

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