
In August 2008, he was visited by the Norweigian King's Guard and awarded a Knighthood. "During the ceremony a crowd of several hundred people joined the 130 guardsmen at the zoo to hear a citation from King Harald the Fifth of Norway read out, which described Nils as a penguin 'in every way qualified to receive the honour and dignity of knighthood'."
Here is a nice statue of him:

and some other stuff i plagarised from wikipedia:
Place of birth: Edinburgh Zoo
Allegiance: Norway
Service/branch: Norwegian Army
Years of service: 1972 - current (he is the third successor of this royalty thing so he is continueing his service from the other penguins before him.)
Rank: Colonel-in-Chief & mascot
Unit: Hans Majestet Kongens Garde
And here is a nice picture of when he was receiving his knighthood:

1 comment:
Yay thats so cute we should have a mascot like that
Post a Comment