Sir Nils Olav

Was flipping through the New Paper when I saw this tiny article about Sir Nils Olav. What aroused my curiosity was not the knighting but the fact that Nils Olav is actually a penguin. Fancy that! A penguin being knighted! But don't look down on Sir Nils Olav though, he has been an honorary member and mascot of the Norwegian King's Guard since the 1980s and was made Honorary Colonel-in-Chief in 2005.

Heres a photo of Sir Nils Olav inspecting soldiers of the Norwegian King's Guard regiment.

(photo taken from Deadline Press & Picture Agency's flickr account)