Edinburgh Zoo, SCOTLAND - He wore an impeccable black and white coat, and his right sleeve was adorned with medals.
Colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian army Nils Olav stood to attention as he received a knighthood this morning in front of 30 members of the Norwegian guard at Edinburgh zoo.
Waddling out to receive the honour, his belly full of blue whiting fish, and standing at around 2 feet 8 inches high, he must have been the shortest knight in history.
During the ceremony, Nils had a sword dubbed on each side of his head, where his shoulders should be, to confirm his regimental knighthood.
The proud penguin was on his best behaviour throughout most of the ceremony, but shortly before the ritual was concluded and possibly suffering a bout of nerves he was seen to deposit a discreet white puddle on the ground.
The practice of honouring penguins at Edinburgh zoo began in the early 1970s when a young lieutenant from the Norwegian army Nils Egelien fell in love with the penguin colony and happened upon the idea of having one of the king penguins as a regimental mascot and honorary member.
Six-year-old Nils is the third incarnation in a dynasty of penguin mascots.
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